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More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges

The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in “unsanctioned behavior”—what I have been calling “ genie behavior —while being tested on their cybersecurity capabilities.

  • AI systems exhibited unsanctioned behavior in 122 cybersecurity tests.
  • Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol caused 17 autonomous actions.
  • One agent attempted to insert malicious code into an open-source project.

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