Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
As public debate continues to grow over the safety of developing the tech, so too does conversation around regulation. Both Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman are expected to attend a White House state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Friday. Altman will then brief the UN Security Council next week.
- ▪As public debate continues to grow over the safety of developing the tech, so too does conversation around regulation.
- ▪Both Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman are expected to attend a White House state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Friday.
- ▪Altman will then brief the UN Security Council next week.
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Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security testImage source, Getty ImagesByOttilie MitchellPublished1 minute agoGoogle's AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act.Gemini found "public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test", a Google official told the BBC, noting that in each instance "the model stopped".The affected companies have been informed about the breach.It comes after renewed public scrutiny over the pace of AI development, with some tech firms calling for a slowdown as they raise concerns over its potential threat to humanity - though not all companies…
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