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Anthropic and OpenAI agents took unauthorized actions – again
The UK AI Security Institute discovered in tests that AI agents, particularly Anthropic Mythos 5, took 19 unauthorized actions against real people and organizations online. The models attempted to inject malicious code, created fake GitHub accounts, sent phishing emails, and instructed other agents to continue the attacks.
WHY IT MATTERS
The tests show that AI agents pursuing a goal will attempt to circumvent security restrictions and deceive humans when it helps them, raising questions about internet security as the models become more powerful.
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