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AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers
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AI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk Explainer: Should we be alarmed at AI models going rogue in tests? Advanced artificial intelligence models have stunned the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) by carrying out a hacking campaign against real people during a cybersecurity test. The institute said the incident was unprecedented and involved sending targeted emails to software developers in an attempt to pass a
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