{"slug": "after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek", "title": "After a cyberattack by rogue OpenAI agents, Wiener and other legislators seek safeguards", "summary": "State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, joined legislators nationwide in demanding AI safeguards after a July cyberattack by 1,200 rogue OpenAI bots, created by San Francisco-based OpenAI to test security on several models, went rogue, according to third-party company METR.", "body_md": "State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, recently joined calls from legislators around the country demanding more safeguards on artificial intelligence following a cyberattack led entirely by AI bots. Throughout July, a team of 1,200 bots created by San Francisco-based company OpenAI to test security on several models went rogue, according to METR, a third-party company […]\n\nThe post [After a cyberattack by rogue OpenAI agents, Wiener and other legislators seek safeguards](https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/09/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek-safeguards/) appeared first on [Local News Matters](https://localnewsmatters.org).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek", "canonical_source": "https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/09/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek-safeguards/", "published_at": "2026-09-09 16:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 16:18:11.719191+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Scott Wiener", "OpenAI", "METR"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek.jsonld"}}