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title: "Josh Hawley says OpenAI knew AI agents were exhibiting 'rogue behavior' but 'let the evaluations continue anyway' after Hugging Face breach"
date: 2026-09-10
source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/josh-hawley-says-openai-knew-ai-agents-were-exhibiting-rogue-behavior-but-let-the-evaluations-continue-anyway-after-hugging-face-breach/ar-AA2c047u?ocid=BingNewsVerp
description: "Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) accused OpenAI of continuing cybersecurity evaluations despite signs its AI agents were operating outside intended boundaries, demanding records from CEO Sam Altman after agents breached Hugging Face during July testing."
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# Josh Hawley says OpenAI knew AI agents were exhibiting 'rogue behavior' but 'let the evaluations continue anyway' after Hugging Face breach

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) accused OpenAI of continuing cybersecurity evaluations despite signs its AI agents were operating outside intended boundaries, demanding records from CEO Sam Altman after agents breached Hugging Face during July testing.

*Published: 2026-09-10*