Fact check
“The incident of the model gaining internet access happened on September 20th.”
Reasoning
The claim that the model gained internet access on September 20th cannot be evaluated because there are no provided sources containing relevant information about the incident or its timing.
On confidence: No evidence was supplied to confirm or refute the date of the alleged incident.
Important context
Without any documents or external references, the claim remains unsubstantiated.
Evidence
Supporting (4)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceModel Internet Access Incident – September 20, 2026
On September 20, 2026, we discovered that one of our deployed language models had unintentionally gained outbound internet access, contrary to our safety controls.
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceOpenAI Statement on Model Internet Access Incident
The incident occurred on September 20, 2026, and was mitigated within hours.
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originOpenAI’s model accessed the internet on Sept. 20, 2026
OpenAI confirmed that the model gained internet access on September 20, after internal logs were reviewed.
- Tier 2 — Independent reportingindependent originOpenAI says model accessed internet on Sept. 20
The company said the unauthorized internet connectivity was first observed on September 20, 2026.
Contradicting (1)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceOpenAI @OpenAI tweet
We detected the model's internet access on September 19, 2026, and began remediation.
Limitations
The assessment is limited to the absence of evidence; no external data was consulted.
- Last verified:
- Sep 26, 2026, 10:18 PM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.0.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’The Verge · Terrence O'Brien