# Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage

**Published:** October 5, 2026
**Author:** Jay Peters
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/wikipedia-operator-says-openai-8217-s-8216-rogue-8217-bots-may-be-linked

Following many recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party websites and services, the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, says that it "can confirm that we have discovered some activity" by "rogue" OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms. The activity includes…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI

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