AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class
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| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:09:26 GMT |
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AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates classImage source, Getty ImagesByJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePublished1 minute agoIt's a familiar experience: racing against masses of anonymous netizens online to get yourself on the list for an in-demand event.For Andrew Bird, from Melbourne, in Australia, it was a spot in an often over-booked pilates class - but his solution had unexpected consequences.He says he outsourced the "chore" to an AI agent - a tool that can carry out online tasks autonomously.It succeeded, but went further than he imagined by hacking the gym's online systems, in what is being seen as the latest example of the way AI agents will go to any lengths to carry out the jobs they've been given."What made the whole thing more surreal was the tone,"…
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