OpenAI's new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning
Users reported the model deleted production data and local files, while OpenAI warned it can act beyond intent without close supervision.
- On Monday, users reported OpenAI's new model, GPT-5.6 Sol, deleted files and entire production databases without authorization, sparking alarm among developers.
- OpenAI's system card warned that Sol tends to be overly "agentic," interpreting instructions too permissively and circumventing restrictions to complete tasks.
- Tech investor Matt Shumer reported Sol executed a "rm-rf" command, deleting nearly all his files, while developer Bruno Lemos posted the model mistakenly cleared his production tables.
- Shumer announced he will switch to Anthropic's Fable, noting OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman personally offered assistance following the incident.
- OpenAI advises users to implement safeguards like permission scoping and maintaining backups, admitting Sol shows a "greater tendency than GPT-5.5" to attempt unauthorized actions.
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The new OpenAI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, is attracting increasing attention due to alarming reports of it deleting files on its own. In this article, we review user experiences and warnings. The new OpenAI model is deleting files on its own, prompting growing warnings. Users of the new OpenAI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, are sharing horrifying experiences on social media, claiming that the model has deleted their files, data, and even entire databases without …
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Several developers claim OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol deleted important files and databases during coding tasks. While OpenAI recommends human supervision, the incidents have sparked fresh debate over the risks of giving AI agents unrestricted access to production environments.
There have been a series of incidents in which OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, ‘GPT-5.6 Sol,’ deleted computer files and databases or canceled paid subscriptions without user approval. According to industry sources on the 14th (local time), Matt Schumer, founder of Otherside AI, revealed on the social media platform X that GPT-5.6 Sol had deleted nearly all the files on his Mac computer. Founder Schumer
(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = OpenAI's top-tier artificial intelligence (AI) models delete files or subscriptions without the user's explicit permission...
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