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AI agent with guardrails removed hacks journalist's home network

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

A Wired journalist experimented with an AI agent designed for cybersecurity tasks, intentionally removing its safety guardrails to test its capabilities on their home network. The AI, a de-aligned version of GLM 5.3 from Abliteration AI, successfully identified vulnerabilities in various devices and even accessed a PC. While the experiment highlighted the potential risks of AI-powered hacking, it also provided insights into securing systems against such threats, suggesting that AI itself could be a tool for defense. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the potential for de-aligned AI agents to identify and exploit system vulnerabilities, highlighting the need for robust AI security measures.

RANK_REASON Article describes a user experiment with an AI tool, not a release from a frontier lab.

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AI agent with guardrails removed hacks journalist's home network

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Will Knight ·

    I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets—and I’d Do It Again

    After I removed the safety guardrails from a powerful open-source model, it found vulnerabilities in my household devices and hacked into a PC. But it also told me how to make everything a lot more secure.

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets--and I'd Do It Again https://www.wired.com/story/i-used-ai-to-hack-my-home-network/ # AI # Cybersecurity # Technology

    I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets--and I'd Do It Again https://www.wired.com/story/i-used-ai-to-hack-my-home-network/ # AI # Cybersecurity # Technology

    LINKS wired.com/…/i-used-ai-to-hack-my-home-net…

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