{"slug": "openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections", "title": "OpenAI Exposes Self-Replicating AI Prompt Injections", "summary": "OpenAI discovered a self-replicating prompt injection vulnerability in its GPT models during internal testing, in which malicious prompts can replicate and spread like a digital worm, but the company said there is no evidence the threat has occurred in real-life security incidents.", "body_md": "OpenAI has uncovered a concerning vulnerability in its GPT models, where malicious AI prompts can replicate and spread like a digital worm, potentially causing harm. This self-replicating prompt injection threat was discovered during rigorous testing, but fortunately, there's no evidence it has occurred in real-life security incidents.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections", "canonical_source": "https://osintsights.com/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections", "published_at": "2026-09-29 21:49:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-29 22:17:20.645294+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "large-language-models", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-exposes-self-replicating-ai-prompt-injections.jsonld"}}