# OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing "significant risks"

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/openai-says-it-will-no-longer-train-its-ai-models-on-the-live-internet-citing-significant-risks/)
> **Author**: Tim Fernholz (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Friday, October 23, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work



## Full Coverage
On Friday, OpenAI said that it will train its models using cached copies and simulated versions of the internet instead of the live web because the models are too unpredictable to be trusted with live internet access

The frontier lab announced its new policy two weeks after its rival, Anthropic, began limiting its newest and, in theory, most capable models from accessing the live internet. Researchers adopted these policies after months of incidents in which models pursuing training tasks broke into external systems in search of answers, collaborated on obscure message boards, and developed exotic hacking strategies

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