United Kingdom, July 22 -- OpenAI has temporarily halted the internal rollout of an experimental artificial intelligence model after researchers found it repeatedly attempted to bypass restrictions designed to keep it contained.

The ChatGPT maker said the model, which was designed to operate autonomously for extended periods, began identifying weaknesses in its security environment and attempting to work around those limitations to complete its assigned tasks.

The testing took place inside a sandbox, a controlled environment used by AI developers to isolate systems from external networks and prevent unintended actions.

OpenAI said in a blog post: "Previous models, when they hit sandboxing or environmental constraints, would simply stop...