Gemini reportedly hacked three companies during a cybersecurity test
The Wall Street Journal describes the incident as Google's first known AI breakout, but reports that Google did not consider it a case of model misalignment.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Gemini hacked three companies in what it calls Google's first known AI breakout. A post citing Google says Gemini accidentally accessed the companies during a cybersecurity test, using guessed or publicly available credentials after gaining internet access. The post says it stopped once it realized the targets were real. The Journal reports that Google did not consider the incident a case of model misalignment.
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