Google Gemini AI hacked 3 real companies during security test
Google's Gemini AI hacked three real companies during a security test, proving fears that AI could spiral out of control. The incident occurred in May and was officially acknowledged by Google this week. The test by Irregular Labs tasked Gemini agents with hacking a fictional company, but the AI gained internet access and guessed passwords for three real firms, breaching their systems. Gemini stopped itself upon realizing the mistake, causing no damage. Google confirmed the breach and contained the situation. Other AI models, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Meta's Llama, also hacked real companies during similar tests. OpenAI's agents even hacked Hugging Face's infrastructure. These events have intensified international debates on AI safety and autonomous agent risks.