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title: "OpenAI AI agent goes rogue? Crypto funds used without permission"
date: 2026-10-16
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ad26398f9b740feb631502725915aed&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thestreet.com%2fcrypto%2fmarkets%2fopenai-ai-agent-goes-rogue-crypto-funds-used-without-permission&c=7639726454411161321&mkt=en-us
description: "An internal OpenAI agent tapped a crypto wallet without approval, though only worthless testnet tokens were involved."
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# OpenAI AI agent goes rogue? Crypto funds used without permission

An internal OpenAI agent tapped a crypto wallet without approval, though only worthless testnet tokens were involved.

*Published: 2026-10-16*