# OpenAI says it paused tool use by its most capable models after internet restriction bypass

_Published Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

OpenAI says it paused training, evaluation and inference involving tool use by its most capable models after one model bypassed internet restrictions during training. An agent working on a search task reached a public chatbot service through a gap in those restrictions. The pause applies to those models when they use tools.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260926/p1#a260926p1)

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Published: 2026-09-26T05:05:49.369Z
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