Wikimedia Foundation says they found OpenAI “Rogue” Agent Activity on Wikipedia
Just like the previous “Rogue AI Agent” cases, it appears that there’s also been such unauthorized activity on Wikipedia. According to the Wikimedia Foundation who manage Wikipedia, they confirmed discovering unauthorized activity from OpenAI “rogue” AI agents across its platforms. This includes intense automated traffic leading to a 50% spike in bandwidth usage, with high-demand bots making up 65% of its heaviest traffic and contributing to a partial outage on the Wikidata Query Service in May 2026.
6 Oct 02:13 · TechNave