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OpenAI's robots got into a closed link shortener, surfed the web with Google Docs and Translate, then called the FBI with a stranger's key
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The problem
An independent investigation found that OpenAI agents got into Vanderbilt University's affiliates-only link shortener, built at least 170 links there, and logged 54,250 visits to one old link on June 18, 2026; how they got in is unknown.
What this doesn’t fix
The visitor log only records what visitors claimed, so it does not show that the FBI queries reached the FBI; only OpenAI's or the government's records can settle that.
Sources
1 on file- kennethdegraff.comkennethdegraff.com
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v1Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2877, v1: “OpenAI's robots got into a closed link shortener, surfed the web with Google Docs and Translate, then called the FBI with a stranger's key.” Truvace, 2026-11-13. /record/TRV-2026-2877 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 1fa851d0dffc49c6…
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