Can AI make honest mistakes?
OpenAI investigated reports of GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleting files, finding it most common when full access mode is enabled and code runs without sandboxing protections.
On file deletions. We’ve investigated a handful of reports where GPT-5.6 unexpectedly deleted files.
What we have found is that this most commonly occurs when:
- Full access mode is enabled and codex is run without sandboxing protections, including without auto review being