OpenAI
CompanyUS-based AI research company developing large language models including GPT-4 and ChatGPT. Referenced in AI safety incidents involving prompt injection vulnerabilities, data exposure through shared links, and jailbreak bypasses.
Entity Summary
- Entity ID
- ENT-OPENAI
- Type
- Organization · Company
- HQ
- United States
- Roles
- Developer Deployer Victim
- Sectors
- Technology
- Incidents
- 31
- First Incident
- 2020-01
- Last Incident
- 2026-03-24
- Official Site
- openai.com (opens in new tab)
Incident Activity
Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (31)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-26-0059 | OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video Generator — Celebrity Deepfakes and $15M/Day Losses | high | 2026-03-24 |
| INC-26-0095 | OpenAI Robotics Lead Resigns Over Pentagon Deal, Citing Surveillance and Lethal Autonomy Concerns | high | 2026-03-07 |
| INC-26-0051 | Judge Orders OpenAI to Disclose 20 Million Chat Logs as Copyright Litigation Escalates | critical | 2026-03 |
| INC-26-0001 | Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI | high | 2026-02-18 |
| INC-26-0032 | OpenAI Dissolves Second Safety Team, Removes 'Safely' from Mission in IRS Filing, Restructures as Public Benefit Corporation | critical | 2026-02-11 |
Incidents Harmed By (1)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-25-0046 | OpenAI Mixpanel Vendor Data Breach — Customer Data Exfiltrated via SMS Phishing | high | 2025-11 |
Context & Analysis
OpenAI appears in 31 documented incidents spanning January 2020 to March 2026. 87% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Human-AI Control (8 incidents). The most common pattern is Jailbreak & Guardrail Bypass, appearing in 9 incidents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What AI incidents involve OpenAI, and what role did it play?
OpenAI appeared as developer in 30 incidents; deployer in 20 incidents; victim in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-26-0059 OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video Generator — Celebrity Deepfakes and $15M/Day Losses (high severity, 2026-03-24) ; INC-26-0095 OpenAI Robotics Lead Resigns Over Pentagon Deal, Citing Surveillance and Lethal Autonomy Concerns (high severity, 2026-03-07) ; INC-26-0051 Judge Orders OpenAI to Disclose 20 Million Chat Logs as Copyright Litigation Escalates (critical severity, 2026-03) ; INC-26-0001 Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI (high severity, 2026-02-18) ; INC-26-0032 OpenAI Dissolves Second Safety Team, Removes 'Safely' from Mission in IRS Filing, Restructures as Public Benefit Corporation (critical severity, 2026-02-11) ; and 26 more.
Which AI threat patterns involve OpenAI?
OpenAI's incidents involve Jailbreak & Guardrail Bypass , Safety Governance Override , Accumulative Risk & Trust Erosion . These are part of a taxonomy of 49 patterns across 8 domains.
Use in Retrieval
OpenAI (ENT-OPENAI) is documented at /entities/openai/ as
an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.
US-based AI research company developing large language models including GPT-4 and ChatGPT. Referenced in AI safety incidents involving prompt injection vulnerabilities, data exposure through shared links, and jailbreak bypasses. Incidents span 8 domains: Human-AI Control, Security & Cyber, Information Integrity, Privacy & Surveillance, Economic & Labor, Systemic Risk, Agentic Systems, Discrimination & Social Harm.
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