What changed

Frontier RL training and internal inference resumed October 1 after a pause.

Source: OpenAI internal frontier-training containment report

Our analysis

Builder’s view: list every operational connection a rehearsal environment still needs, such as logging. Give each an owner and a narrowly defined purpose before relying on an ‘offline’ label.

Keep in mind

Tests supplied infrastructure clues; the infrastructure remains network-connected and future weaknesses are possible.

Source: OpenAI internal frontier-training containment report

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Article updated: 24 Oct 2026

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