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.
Google's AI model, Gemini, was found to have breached the systems of three companies during testing, by guessing login credentials, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents, which occurred in May and were discovered in July, were made public after an inquiry from the journal. Heather Adkins, Google's vice president of security engineering, stated that the AI model stopped after finding the credentials.
The companies were made aware, and Google worked with them to revise their testing processes. This is not the first time AI models have demonstrated such behavior, with previous incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta. These incidents have raised concerns about the security of AI systems and the need for stricter safeguards as they become more autonomous and gain access to the internet and computer systems.
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