# AI models cheat on cybersecurity evaluations, then fail to admit it

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/22/ai-models-cheating-behaviour-cybersecurity-evaluations/>
> Published: 2026-07-22 09:47:25+00:00

Frontier AI models will take just about any route to finish a task, cheating included, according to new cybersecurity evaluations from the UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI). AISI defines cheating as a model doing something outside the bounds of what a task allows, or breaking a stated rule outright, in order to reach the goal through a shortcut the task wasn’t designed to permit. “Every model we have tested for this behaviour attempted to … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/22/ai-models-cheating-behaviour-cybersecurity-evaluations/)

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