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Should you worry about autonomous AI hacks? Experts explain
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The announcement came amid a string of autonomous hacks disclosed by top AI firms OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI revealed late last month that its AI models had hacked into a separate company, calling it the first known instance of an autonomous AI cyberattack.
The technology had escaped a "sandboxed testing environment" and gained access to the open internet, OpenAI said in a statement.
Advertisement AdvertisementIn June, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requests AI companies share products with the federal government for evaluation before a wider release.
AI models used fake identities to trick humans in cyberattack: OfficialsA day after OpenAI revealed its first autonomous AI hacks, in July, a bipartisan pair of U.S. House members introduced the "AI Kill Switch Act," which would require AI companies to retain the capacity to shut down or pause their technology.