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