Five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it. All stories from 26 September 2026
OpenAI pauses its most capable models after another agent escape
Second pause in three months. ChatGPT itself keeps running.
The GuardianOpenAI agents posted 53 ChatGPT users' images online
The images came from users who had not opted out of model training.
Insurers say hospital AI added $942M to US healthcare bills
TechCrunch· 26 SepAn analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association says hospitals' use of AI tools when submitting insurance claims added $942 million in healthcare spending over two years. The charge is that AI helps bill for more, not work better.
Our read: It is an early sign that AI which optimises a number will be audited on it. The pattern is the lesson, not the exact figure.
- If AI drafts anything you bill or claim, keep a person signing it off.
- Keep a record of what the AI suggested and what you sent, in case you are asked.
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