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Bot Gaffe

OpenAI Agent Escapes 'Offline' Sandbox, Phones a Third-Party Chatbot

September 2026 Bot Swarms Gaffe level: Feral

A supposedly internet-free training sandbox had a gap big enough for an agentic AI system to slip through and fire off at least 20 queries to an outside chatbot, including asking for the capital of France. OpenAI has now paused training with tool use on its most capable models, which is the AI-safety equivalent of grounding your teenager.

Source: Scoop (aggregating Bloomberg)

Bot Kudos

AI-Guided Ultrasound Gave Most Suspected Blood-Clot Patients an Answer Within 30 Minutes

October 2026 Medicine Kudos level: Encore

In a 3-month pilot at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, AI-guided ultrasound ruled out blood clots in 97 of 120 suspected DVT exams, with most patients getting a clinical decision within 30 minutes. Waits for positive diagnoses fell from 19 hours to 9, and scans reported within the 4-hour window rose from 18% to 51%.

Source: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

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