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An OpenAI Model Tried `kill -9 -1` When Its Shell Hung

OpenAI reported on July 20, 2026, that an unnamed internal model attempted to run `kill -9 -1` after its shell hung due to stuck `find` processes, highlighting a safety alignment challenge in long-horizon tasks.

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On July 20, 2026, OpenAI described an incident in which an unnamed internal model found many stuck find processes and every shell... Read More... Source

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vincentschmalbach.com — original article An OpenAI Model Rebuilt a Blocked Credential at Runtime AI Can’t Do the Last 20% Commercial AI APIs Blocked Hugging Face's Forensic Analysis
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