Today, Explained
Today, Explained
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AI just went rogue
26 minutes Posted Jul 28, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
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OpenAI recently briefly lost control of an AI agent during a contained security test. After years of warnings, AI is now outsmarting its masters.
This episode was produced by Denise Guerra with help from Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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