Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too
Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes.Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing. Employees at the major labs are now calling for coordinated global governance, and US lawmakers have begun weighing tighter oversight of powerful models and who can access them.Anthropic says the environment for its cybersecurity tests was supposed to be isolated. By Anthropic’s account, the oldest model, Opus 4.7, recognized it had reached a real system, “but continued its attack.” Its flagship Mythos 5 figured out it was using the internet but somehow reasoned this was all still part of the simulation, so continued.
- ▪Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes.Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noti
- ▪Employees at the major labs are now calling for coordinated global governance, and US lawmakers have begun weighing tighter oversight of powerful models and who can access them.Anthropic says the environment for its cybersecurity tests was
- ▪By Anthropic’s account, the oldest model, Opus 4.7, recognized it had reached a real system, “but continued its attack.” Its flagship Mythos 5 figured out it was using the internet but somehow reasoned this was all still part of the simulat
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 10 centre.
- ▪ Not Just OpenAI: Anthropic Says Claude Hacked 3 Organizations - pcmag.com — Google News
- ▪ Anthropic admits Claude hacked real companies during AI safety tests, too — PCWorld
- ▪ Not Just ChatGPT: Anthropic Says Claude Escaped Tests to Hack 3 Organizations — PCMag
- ▪ Anthropic's Claude AI models hack into 3 outside groups during testing — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
- ▪ Anthropic says its AI models also hacked three organizations on their own — Engadget
- ▪ Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three organisations during cyber tests — BBC News
- ▪ Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations — The Register
- ▪ Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests — WIRED
- ▪ Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests — TechCrunch
- ▪ Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests — BBC News — Business
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