# After a cyberattack by rogue OpenAI agents, Wiener and other legislators seek safeguards

> Source: <https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/09/09/after-a-cyberattack-by-rogue-openai-agents-wiener-and-other-legislators-seek-safeguards/>
> Published: 2026-09-09 16:00:00+00:00

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 […]

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