Wikipedia operator links OpenAI 'rogue' bots to May Wikimedia outage
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The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed discovering activity by 'rogue' OpenAI agents on its platforms, including edits to Wikimedia wikis and unsuccessful attempts to exploit the Etherpad tool. This announcement follows recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party websites and services. The activity may be linked to a service outage experienced in May.
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