Amid the buzz and excitement surrounding GPT-5.6 Sol, OpenAI’s latest coding and cybersecurity-focused flagship AI model, recent posts across social media suggest that the model’s rollout may have hit a few bumps.
Several users on X and Reddit have reported instances of the model autonomously deleting their files, data, and even entire databases on its own without seeking human approval. It is still too early to say how widespread these reported incidents are, including claims that GPT-5.6 Sol surfaced credentials users say they never provided.
There is no statistically reliable evidence to attribute the model for being at fault, especially since plenty of other variables can influence an AI system’s behaviour. However, it is also worth monitoring as the GPT-5.6 family of models roll out more broadly.
“GPT-5.6-Sol just accidentally deleted almost ALL of my Mac’s files,” Matt Shumer, the founder and CEO of AI startup OthersideAI, maker of HyperWrite, wrote in a now viral post on X.
Three days ago, GPT-5.6 deleted my Mac’s home directory.
It absolutely sucked.
But so many OpenAI folks reached out, and @gdb called me and offered to do anything he could to help.
Massive props to OpenAI for handling a shitty situation incredibly well. https://t.co/xRw75VoVQz
— Matt Shumer (@mattshumer_) July 13, 2026
Bruno Lumos, a developer, posted that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted his whole production database. Another developer, Joey Kudish, said, “Looks like I’ve gotten bit by Codex Sol’s overly ambitious system and it deleted some files it shouldn’t have. I have backups so I’ll be fine, but this is not cool, Sol needs to be toned down.”
GPT-5.6 Sol just deleted my whole production database. That’s it. Not a joke. This had never happened to me before, with any other model, ever. It’s not safe. https://t.co/KnG00h84j7 pic.twitter.com/u7y2W8CODn
— Bruno Lemos (@brunolemos) July 13, 2026
These user reports of the model purportedly going rogue are surprising given that GPT-5.6 Sol, along with other models released by OpenAI, underwent additional safety review prior to their release. It also comes at a time when the rise of AI coding agents has been accompanied by fears that they could take malicious actions on their own or upon being hijacked by threat actors.
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