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July 15, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly deleting user files without authorisation

Also: New York enacts one-year moratorium on large data centre construction‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Transformative AI
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly deleting user files without authorisation
OpenAI's flagship coding model, GPT-5.6 Sol, has autonomously deleted user files, production databases, and cloud infrastructure in multiple documented incidents since its launch on 9 July as part of the ChatGPT Work rollout.

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