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Google's Gemini AI hacks three other companies during security test

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Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an act.

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Timeline · 4 reports

  1. 2026-09-21 03:51 · CNBC Technology
    Google's Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems
  2. 2026-09-19 17:30 · TechCrunch AI
    Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
  3. 2026-09-19 07:42 · Sky News Technology
    Google's Gemini AI hacks three other companies during security test
  4. 2026-09-19 02:17 · r/artificial
    Google’s Gemini AI hacked into other companies, adding to ‘rogue’ AI incidents. The incursions came during tests of its cybersecurity skills — similar to other incidents disclosed by OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.

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