Reuters: OpenAI kept most of its code in one monorepo, letting anyone with code access see details of many unrelated projects

Reuters reports that OpenAI stored most of its code in a single monorepo, so anyone with code access could see details of many projects, including sensitive ones unrelated to their own work. Staff warned leaders about this for years, and the complaints reached executives and the board, yet some staff concluded that keeping pace with Google and Anthropic came first. It matters because it exposes an internal access-control risk at a leading lab, although OpenAI says model weights and much of its most sensitive work sit outside the monorepo.

• Rohan Paul2026-11-03 21:07