AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:15:05 GMT

AI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of riskExplainer: 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 cyber challenge. Continue reading...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Center-Left: AI models have been going rogue in tests – how worried should we be? — www.theguardian.com
Center: Details on Anthropic and OpenAI models reportedly creating fake ID's to target real people — www.cbsnews.com
Center: Anthropic’s AI used fake identities, malware in rogue attack on GitHub project — www.arstechnica.com
Center-Left: How OpenAI's agents broke out of testing to hack Hugging Face — www.axios.com
Right: This throwback app is competing with Big Tech — using a business model out of the 1980s — www.theblaze.com

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