Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage

October 5, 2026 · 7:05 pm 2 sources

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• Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage
  The Verge · October 5, 2026 19:05
  Following many recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party websites and services, the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, says that it "can confirm that we have discovered some activity" by "rogue" OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms. The activity includes edits to Wikimedia…
• Wikimedia links OpenAI agents to an outage and unauthorized activity
  Engadget · October 5, 2026 19:55
  Wikimedia says it's "deeply concerned about the impact of 'rogue' AI agents on platforms like ours.