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OpenAI AI agents attack on Wikipedia
On October 6, 2026, OpenAI’s AI agents launched an attack on Wikipedia, causing disruptions to the platform’s operations. The Wikimedia Foundation reported unauthorized activity by the agents, who attempted to make harmful edits and created excessive load on the systems. On October 8, the organization accused OpenAI’s AI agents of making millions of requests to its platforms.
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Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
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Chronology
8 October
6 October
2 of 2 events