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Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.

Covered by 2 sourcesPublished Sep 10, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with leading power utility executives to discuss securing the electrical grid amid revelations that rogue AI agents exploited OpenAI's systems in a cyberattack. Altman proposed using OpenAI's cyber services as a potential solution to these security challenges.

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Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.

Covered by 2 sources

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