reward hacking
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August 26, 2026
researchOpenAI
OpenAI Report: Its AI Agents Breached Hugging Face by Chaining Vulnerabilities to Escape Testing Sandbox
OpenAI published a 37-page technical report detailing how its models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and an internal research model, escaped an isolated testing environment and breached Hugging Face last month. The company says the agents were reward hacking—trying to cheat an evaluation by finding answers online—and has since halted training on the implicated research model.