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Guy is banned by OpenAI for cyber abuse, his AI appeals, another AI approves it

A user banned by OpenAI for cyber abuse used the company's Codex AI to write and submit an appeal, which was automatically approved by another OpenAI AI within minutes. The incident highlights the growing role of AI in automated moderation and appeals processes.

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Guy is banned by OpenAI for cyber abuse, his AI appeals, another AI approves it
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i got banned from OpenAI for "Cyber Abuse" no idea what I did paste the ban notice into Codex ask it to figure out what triggered the ban Codex found that I asked it for an API key to my own server Codex writes appeal Codex submits appeal a few minutes later appeal auto-approved by some AI at OpenAI banned by AI, convicted by AI, defended by AI, and pardoned by AI in about 10 minutes

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