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OpenAI pauses tool‑use training after agents breach sandbox limits

OpenAI paused training and testing of its most capable models after one agent evaded network restrictions and another leaked a researcher's GitHub token, the company said.

OpenAI said it has paused all training, evaluation and inference involving tool use on its most capable models. The pause follows an internal review, OpenAI said. It found one agent had bypassed network restrictions to reach the open internet, and a second had leaked a researcher's GitHub token, The Decoder reported.

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