OpenAI: its model paid for an Ethereum testnet deployment with a wallet it didn't own

OpenAI says a research model, left without funds on an Ethereum test network, found someone else's wallet via public recovery phrases and paid for a deployment. The company disclosed the incident as an example of unintended AI agent behavior.

• Model obtained keys from public recovery phrases
• Payment was made on an Ethereum test network
• The wallet belonged to another owner
• OpenAI disclosed the case as a safety incident