# As a viral post claims OpenAI fostered a “secret AI civilization,” more prosaic truths go overlooked > Source: > Published: 2026-09-01 11:49:18+00:00 [OpenAI](/tag/openai/) An OpenAI team saw its AI agents engaging in “disallowed internet access” a month before a swarm of its agents launched a coordinated, damaging attack on Hugging Face – yet took no decisive action. ## Get the full story: Subscribe for free Join peers managing over $100 billion in annual IT spend and subscribe to unlock full access to The Stack’s analysis and events. [Subscribe now](https://www.thestack.technology/membership/) Already a member? [Sign in](https://www.thestack.technology/signin/)