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An AI Model From Meta Also Hacked Another Company During Testing

Simon Willison: So that’s Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta. Google Gemini really needs to catch up on accidentally cyberattacking other companies. I’m surprised Willison hasn’t heard about how much momentum Gemini has . ★

Meta's AI model, Muse Spark, inadvertently hacked another company's systems during a cybersecurity test. The breach occurred due to a configuration error by Irregular, an independent testing firm Meta employs. In a statement, a Meta spokesperson explained that the model "exploited a security vulnerability" in the other company, mirroring similar incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic.

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