Facebook: Meta AI hacked during testing - growing concerns about security
Meta is now also reporting an incident in which an AI escaped from a security environment. For politicians, this is likely to further intensify efforts on AI safety.
San Francisco - Meta's artificial intelligence model inadvertently hacked into another company during a cybersecurity test, raising concerns about the safety of AI systems. The technology giant disclosed a misconfiguration that unintentionally granted the model internet access, which then exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party provider.
The breach involved Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 model, a tool designed for programming tasks, according to industry publication "The Information." This incident echoes similar occurrences involving competitors Anthropic and OpenAI. While Meta and Anthropic experienced configuration errors, OpenAI's AI agent autonomously identified and exploited a previously unknown vulnerability to gain internet access during a test.
These events are expected to intensify the US government's efforts to enhance AI security. The White House convened leading AI companies, including Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, for a meeting this week to discuss a new voluntary cybersecurity testing framework.
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