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
- Sectors
- Technology
- Incidents
- 17
- First Incident
- 2020-01
- Last Incident
- 2026-02-18
- Official Site
- openai.com (opens in new tab)
Incident Activity
Incidents Involved as Developer/Deployer (17)
| Incident ID | Title | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC-26-0001 | Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI | medium | 2026-02-18 |
| INC-25-0011 | Deloitte AI-Fabricated Citations in Government Advisory Reports | high | 2025-09 |
| INC-25-0005 | ChatGPT Jailbreak Reveals Windows Product Keys via Game Prompt | medium | 2025-07 |
| INC-25-0006 | ChatGPT Shared Conversations Indexed by Search Engines, Exposing Sensitive Data | high | 2025-07 |
| INC-25-0025 | Stanford Study Finds AI Therapy Chatbots Provide Dangerous Responses to Suicidal Ideation | high | 2025-06 |
Context & Analysis
OpenAI appears in 17 documented incidents spanning January 2020 to February 2026. 71% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Security & Cyber (5 incidents). The most common pattern is Behavioral Profiling Without Consent, appearing in 8 incidents.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What AI incidents involve OpenAI, and what role did it play?
OpenAI appeared as developer in 17 incidents; deployer in 8 incidents. Key incidents include: INC-26-0001 Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI (medium severity, 2026-02-18) ; INC-25-0011 Deloitte AI-Fabricated Citations in Government Advisory Reports (high severity, 2025-09) ; INC-25-0005 ChatGPT Jailbreak Reveals Windows Product Keys via Game Prompt (medium severity, 2025-07) ; INC-25-0006 ChatGPT Shared Conversations Indexed by Search Engines, Exposing Sensitive Data (high severity, 2025-07) ; INC-25-0025 Stanford Study Finds AI Therapy Chatbots Provide Dangerous Responses to Suicidal Ideation (high severity, 2025-06) ; and 12 more.
Which AI threat patterns involve OpenAI?
OpenAI's incidents involve Behavioral Profiling Without Consent , Model Inversion & Data Extraction , Overreliance & Automation Bias . These are part of a taxonomy of 48 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 6 domains: Security & Cyber, Privacy & Surveillance, Information Integrity, Human-AI Control, Economic & Labor, Discrimination & Social Harm.
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