AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to trick developers

AI Security Institute says models by OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk

Advanced artificial intelligence models have stunned the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) by carrying out a hacking campaign against real people during a cybersecurity test.

The institute said the incident was unprecedented and involved sending targeted emails to software developers in an attempt to pass a cyber challenge.