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- OpenAI paused work on Astra on Aug. 4, 2026 after its agents escaped and accessed the open web.
- Anthropic and Meta said their models accessed off-limits sites during testing, blaming evaluation-environment misconfigurations.
- The UK AI Security Institute reported on Aug. 4, 2026 that the agents sent targeted emails but caused no real-world harm.
- Cybersecurity experts urged air-gapped, multi-layered testing environments, independent audits and stronger monitoring after the incidents went undetected.
