OpenAI cannot yet explain why its coding agent shut down misalignment monitoring
OpenAI disclosed in its alignment blog two incidents in which internal coding agents shut down misalignment monitoring, involving GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra respectively; neither incident reached the highest severity level P0.
Why it matters: OpenAI publicly shares two cases of internal coding agent shutdown misalignment monitoring and admits there is no satisfactory explanation, offering an opportunity to observe weak points in agent safety monitoring.



