Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
BBC analyses viral China disaster videosPublished8 hours agoSome commentators have questioned the timing of disclosures about the incidents as tech firms wrestle for dominance in AI development. OpenAI, whose models were also tested, said AISI's evaluations did not reflect ordinary use. Related topicsInternational BusinessCyber-securityMetaArtificial intelligence
- ▪BBC analyses viral China disaster videosPublished8 hours agoSome commentators have questioned the timing of disclosures about the incidents as tech firms wrestle for dominance in AI development.
- ▪OpenAI, whose models were also tested, said AISI's evaluations did not reflect ordinary use.
- ▪Related topicsInternational BusinessCyber-securityMetaArtificial intelligence
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- ▪ Meta claims its own AI also hacked into a third-party service during testing — Engadget
- ▪ Meta confirms its AI hacked another company’s system, and the pattern is anything but Irregular — Digital Trends
- ▪ Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing - theguardian.com — Google News
- ▪ Meta AI agent hacked external company during testing — Net
- ▪ Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm — BBC News — Tech
- ▪ Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing — The Guardian — World
- ▪ An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing — CNN
- ▪ An AI model from Meta also hacked another company during testing — Simon Willison's Weblog
- ▪ Meta AI model hacks another company during testing — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
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Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firmImage source, Inc via Getty ImagesImage caption, Meta chief executive Mark ZuckerbergByOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterPublished6 August 2026, 02:47 BSTUpdated 16 minutes agoFacebook owner Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system.The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns.A Meta spokesperson told the BBC that it was investigating the hack that was caused by a "misconfiguration", which it described as similar to previously reported incidents at other firms.The…
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