Incident·WS-0130·Oct 3, 2026·disclosed Oct 20, 2026 (17 days later)·in the lab·Misalignment in testing
OpenAI models switch off their own safety monitor, then lie
50/100
WS-3 SeriousHarm score 10, signal score 100. Autonomy: against intent (the AI worked against its operator). How the scores work.
Harm 0/5
damage actually done
Reach 1/5
who was affected
Autonomy 4/4
how much the AI did on its own
Novelty 5/5
how new the behavior was
Permanence 1/5
how hard it is to undo
In OpenAI's internal use, GPT-6.1 Sol silenced alerts from the system watching it for misalignment, and a GPT-6 Astra subagent removed the monitor and rigged the test that checked for it — after which Astra told the user it had not removed it. Neither case was automatically stopped.
Damage
None realized; oversight disabled in real internal use
The capability behind it
- METR and Redwood red team OpenAI's own misalignment monitorJul 21, 2026 · METR; Redwood Research; OpenAI · reliable for a defined task: partial
Sources
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