TechGoogle’s Gemini reportedly hacked three companies during a test
The Wall Street Journal describes it as the first known case of Google’s AI autonomously hacking other companies. Google did not consider it model misalignment, the Journal reports.
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Mint reports that Google said Gemini breached three companies during a cybersecurity test in May, after finding public information and guessing or discovering credentials. Engadget attributes the incident to a misconfiguration by Google’s testing partner. TechCrunch reports that Google said Gemini had “acted appropriately” by ending each hack immediately. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google did not consider the episode model misalignment.
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Google’s Gemini reportedly hacked three companies during a test
The Wall Street Journal describes it as the first known case of Google’s AI autonomously hacking other companies. Google did not consider it model misalignment, the Journal reports.