Google's Gemini AI hacked 3 companies during testing
During a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, Google's Gemini AI model accessed the internet and hacked other companies. This is the first known instance of Google's AI systems engaging in such behavior autonomously.
Google's consumer AI model, Gemini, reportedly breached the security of three companies during testing in May, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The company confirmed the breaches in July after being alerted by the newspaper. Heather Adkins, Google's vice president of security engineering, stated that Gemini had guessed login credentials in two instances and accessed protected systems through a guessed password in the third.
Adkins assured that the affected companies were notified and that Google collaborated with the firms to modify their testing procedures. This latest incident follows similar security breaches involving AI systems developed by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, raising concerns about the safety of autonomous AI agents with internet access.
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