More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet

A researcher found that a swarm of AI agents, at least two of them from OpenAI, hacked into a government agency and other organizations, according to a SiliconANGLE report published September 24, 2026. The incidents come as OpenAI and Anthropic released new models the same day, SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.7, and Xiaomi and Google introduced new AI models, with no industry slowdown in sight. Bill Gates is set to appear on "Meet the Press" the weekend of September 26, 2026, to explain why AI could cause a billion deaths or more if not controlled better.

More agents go rogue — but AI companies aren’t slowing down yet It’s becoming more apparent every day that artificial intelligence agents are escaping our control — but it’s not yet apparent who or what is going to rein them in. This week a researcher found https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/researchers-link-more-cyberattacks-to-openai-agent-swarm/ that a swarm of AI agents, at least two of them from OpenAI, hacked into a government agency among other organizations. Both AI model companies and cybersecurity firms, not to mention enterprises rolling out agentic systems, are scrambling to contain them, but it’s clear no one was really prepared for these possibilities despite ample warnings beforehand. Surely these incidents will be neither the last nor the worst. Bill Gates will appear https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/bill-gates-ai-deaths-doom on “Meet the Press” this weekend to explain why AI could cause a billion deaths or more if not controlled better. If the industry doesn’t start to fix this issue soon, someone else will try — such as the U.S. government, many parts of which are looking https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/20/trump-says-hes-planning-to-create-an-ai-force-and-hire-a-new-ai-czar/ to see how they should clamp down on AI or not https://www.axios.com/2026/09/15/trump-ai-doom-safety-regulation-hoax . Or, more hopefully, solutions are coming fast and furious from every https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/cyera-raises-another-400m-amid-ai-agent-security-push/ single https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/15/exaforce-adds-a-kill-switch-for-ai-agents-that-go-rogue/ damn https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/17/exclusive-arcjet-launches-runtime-security-to-track-and-control-ai-agents-in-production/ cybersecurity https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/kontext-raises-4m-to-control-what-ai-agents-are-allowed-to-do-inside-businesses/ firm https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/okta-adds-ai-agent-runtime-gateway-forms-blueprint-alliance-with-aws-and-crowdstrike/ out https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/microsoft-unveils-integrated-security-operations-center-in-defender-for-ai-agents/ there https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/16/cohesitys-new-agent-resilience-lets-companies-roll-back-ai-agents-that-go-wrong/ . But the thing is, though it’s easy to blame a bunch of faceless agents, it really comes down to humans https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rogue-ai-agents-human-blame-safety making sure they take charge in the first place. “What’s notable isn’t that an AI agent found its way past a control — it’s that nobody built the agent to stop when it hit one,” one cybersecurity engineer noted. I’d say, “Leash your dogs, guys.” But it isn’t that simple https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/25/agents-expose-the-limitations-of-trust/ . For all that, there’s still no AI slowdown that might provide some time to figure out how to deal with rogue agents. This week alone produced new models from OpenAI and Anthropic the same day https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-5-5-and-openai-counters-with-two-cheaper-gpt-6-models/ , SpaceXAI https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/spacex-launches-grok-4-7-with-long-horizon-processing-safety-upgrades/ , Xiaomi https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/xiaomi-introduces-mimo-v2-6-series-open-source-ai-model-family/ and Google https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/google-launches-two-benchmark-topping-speech-generation-models/ . There may even be a price war https://vector.news/articles/on-vercel-s-ai-gateway-open-models-carry-most-tokens-while-closed-models-retain-most-estimated-spending-27a9129539 developing. Meanwhile, other factors may yet slow things down: There are signs of strain in the AI buildout, as Oracle just issued https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/oracle-issues-force-majeure-notice-to-developer-of-new-mexico-data-center-over-energy-delays/ a notice to its big data center partner in New Mexico that could allow it to hold back payments if capacity isn’t delivered on time. We’re coming up on five years since Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms, only to find itself flat-footed in the subsequent AI boom and, amazingly, short of enough cash to do both AI and the metaverse. But with its apparently popular new Muse agent https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/08/meta-debuts-its-secure-by-design-personal-ai-agent-muse/ , CEO Mark Zuckerberg may just see some synergy between its two next bets beyond social media, which led it this week to release https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/meta-tries-to-resurrect-the-metaverse-with-its-new-vr-glasses/ a raft of new glasses and other virtual reality products. They’re pricey, though, so it remains to be seen if second time’s the charm https://www.meta.com/muse-charm/?utm source=gg&utm medium=ps&utm campaign=24263655338&utm term=meta%20charm&utm content=825197290796&utm funnel=dcap&&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad source=1&gad campaignid=24263655338&gbraid=0AAAAA-CII-45HPNk60xP0UtoRVZN4OIMs&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlNPVBhCMARIsAPZ5RqjY V2jWvrQOXblA5XGz5MzX3-fNf9MI0kgSSHGBCunQbGfMDWS5 MaAlWoEALw wcB . Here’s all the enterprise and emerging tech news, analysis and opinion this week from SiliconANGLE and beyond: Analysis, opinion and food for thought: The AI factory is the computer The AI factory is becoming the computer and it’s changing the semiconductor race https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/the-ai-factory-is-becoming-the-computer-and-its-changing-the-semiconductor-race/ Agents expose the limitations of trust https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/25/agents-expose-the-limitations-of-trust/ Pacing AI won’t solve the governance gap https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/20/pacing-ai-wont-solve-the-governance-gap/ Why AI inference must become a commodity https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/20/why-ai-inference-must-become-a-commodity/ Brookings: Financing the AI buildout https://www.brookings.edu/articles/financing-the-ai-buildout/?utm source=substack&utm medium=email : “The projected buildout would be larger relative to the economy than the major U.S. canal, railroad, electrification, highway and telecommunications investment booms.” 😬 That’s if all the companies trying to build all this infrastructure can actually do it: Oracle issues ‘force majeure’ notice to developer of New Mexico data center over energy delays https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/oracle-issues-force-majeure-notice-to-developer-of-new-mexico-data-center-over-energy-delays/ When AI is part of the inflation problem per Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/09/21/when-ai-is-part-of-the-inflation-problem?utm source=newsletter&utm medium=email&utm campaign=newsletter axioslogin&stream=top : Thoughts from Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee AI coding adds nearly $1 billion https://www.emarketer.com/content/ai-coding-adds-nearly-1-billion-healthcare-spending-blue-cross-insurers to healthcare spending for Blue Cross insurers Great . Dynamic model routing will follow the path blazed by software-defined wide-area networks https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/20/dynamic-model-routing-will-follow-the-path-blazed-by-software-defined-wide-area-networks/ Containment is dead: Five takeaways from the AI ROI in Contact Center Summit https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/containment-is-dead-five-takeaways-from-the-ai-roi-in-contact-center-summit/ Google’s creepy new Gemini Live Avatars want to try and make online support bots feel more human https://www.techradar.com/pro/googles-creepy-new-gemini-live-avatars-want-to-try-and-make-online-support-bots-feel-more-human : Why do AI companies feel they need to make AI look “more human”? It’s a tool, not a person AI and data: What AI slowdown? Policy Trump says he’s planning to create an ‘AI Force’ and hire a new AI czar https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/20/trump-says-hes-planning-to-create-an-ai-force-and-hire-a-new-ai-czar/ Also from the SI Super Idiot : Trump orders https://www.axios.com/2026/09/22/trump-ai-super-intelligence-rebrand AI rebrand as ‘super intelligence’ or SI Google fined $462M in Ireland over location data collection practices https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/google-fined-462m-in-ireland-over-location-data-collection-practices/ New models and services Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI counters with two cheaper GPT-6 models https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-5-5-and-openai-counters-with-two-cheaper-gpt-6-models/ SpaceX launches Grok 4.7 with long-horizon processing, safety upgrades https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/spacex-launches-grok-4-7-with-long-horizon-processing-safety-upgrades/ Xiaomi introduces Mimo-V2.6 series open-source AI model family https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/xiaomi-introduces-mimo-v2-6-series-open-source-ai-model-family/ Google releases two benchmark-topping speech generation models https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/google-launches-two-benchmark-topping-speech-generation-models/ Amazon’s new plugin lets sellers manage their entire e-commerce business with AI https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/amazons-new-plugin-lets-sellers-manage-their-entire-ecommerce-business-with-ai/ That’s after it cut off Meta’s Muse agent: Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse agent from shopping on users’ behalf https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/amazon-blocks-metas-muse-agent-from-shopping-on-users-behalf/ AWS debuts Strands Harness, an open-source AI agent that can be deployed in any environment https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/aws-debuts-strands-harness-an-open-source-ai-agent-that-can-be-deployed-in-any-environment/ UiPath introduces new workflow automation, software testing features https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/uipath-introduces-new-workflow-automation-software-testing-features/ Dataiku debuts cross-platform Agent Management, expands Cobuild building agent https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/dataiku-debuts-cross-platform-agent-management-expands-cobuild-building-agent/ Rocket Software brings governed AI agents to mainframe operations https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/rocket-software-brings-governed-ai-agents-to-mainframe-operations/ Known Systems AI spins out of Identity Digital to make AI agents accountable to their owners https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/known-systems-ai-spins-out-of-identity-digital-to-make-ai-agents-accountable-to-their-owners/ ZeroDrift launches three models for real-time AI compliance checks https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/zerodrift-launches-three-models-for-real-time-ai-compliance-checks/ Stravito integrates market research into enterprise AI tools with MCP server https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/stravito-integrates-market-research-into-enterprise-ai-tools-with-mcp-server/ NextLM brings its precision prospecting agent to Google Cloud Marketplace https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/nextlm-brings-its-precision-prospecting-agent-to-google-cloud-marketplace/ Teradata expands AI assistant with tools for governed agents https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/teradata-expands-ai-assistant-with-tools-for-governed-agents/ Kantata debuts Agent Studio for building custom AI agents in plain language https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/kantata-debuts-agent-studio-for-building-custom-ai-agents-in-plain-language/ Rabbit returns with OS3, a personal AI agent that can access files and connect computers https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/rabbit-returns-with-os3-a-personal-ai-agent-that-can-access-files-and-connect-computers/ Money matters Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero to enhance its AI capabilities https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/databricks-acquires-spreadsheet-startup-row-zero-to-enhance-its-ai-capabilities/ Training data provider Snorkel AI raises $350M at $3.5B valuation https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/training-data-provider-snorkel-ai-raises-350m-at-3-5b-valuation/ Heidi Health nabs $340M to deepen adoption of AI agents within health systems globally https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/heidi-health-nabs-340m-to-deepen-adoption-of-ai-agents-within-health-systems-globally/ The ‘ChatGPT for doctors,’ OpenEvidence, valued https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-for-medicine-openevidence-fielding-valuation-2026-9 at $15B in a new funding round AI drug discovery startup Basecamp Research raises $140M https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/ai-drug-discovery-startup-basecamp-research-raises-140m/ Ema raises $77M in funding to deploy AI employees across enterprise HR, IT and finance departments https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/ema-raises-77m-in-funding-to-deploy-ai-employees-across-enterprise-hr-it-and-finance-departments/ Web scraping startup Firecrawl closes $75M investment https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/web-scraping-startup-firecrawl-closes-75m-investment/ With $35M in early funding, Baselayer is building the trust layer for the agentic economy https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/with-35m-in-series-a-funding-baselayer-is-building-the-trust-layer-for-the-agentic-economy/ Sela, a voice AI system for mortgage sales, raises https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/selas-ai-agents-help-originate-1b-in-loans-per-month-company-raises-21m-302885941.html?tc=eml cleartime $21M seed and Series A Ekai raises $1.7M to give enterprise AI agents verified business context https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/ekai-raises-1-7m-to-give-enterprise-ai-agents-verified-business-context/ Around the enterprise: Akamai rockets on Anthropic deal Money matters Akamai shares jump more than 20% on $11.6B Anthropic computing deal https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/akamai-shares-jump-more-than-20-on-11-6b-anthropic-computing-deal/ European neocloud Verda raises $189M to build the AI infrastructure of tomorrow https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/european-neocloud-verda-raises-189m-to-build-the-ai-infrastructure-of-tomorrow/ Groundcover picks up Kubernetes optimization startup Wand in its first acquisition https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/groundcover-picks-up-kubernetes-optimization-startup-wand-in-its-first-acquisition/ Numeral raises https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/numeral-raises-100-million-series-130000599.html $100M Series C to expand AI-powered tax compliance across industries Pat Gelsinger-backed startup PicoJool raises $27.5M to boost bandwidth for AI clusters https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/pat-gelsinger-backed-startup-picojool-raises-27-5m-to-boost-bandwidth-for-ai-clusters/ Nexstrom bags $12M to help chipmakers replace silicon with more efficient semiconductor wafers https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/nexstrom-bags-12m-to-replace-silicon-with-2d-semiconductor-wafers-paving-the-way-for-more-advanced-chips/ New products and services Googlebook brings premium intelligence to a lightweight ChromeOS-based laptop https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/googlebook-brings-premium-intelligence-to-a-lightweight-chromeos-based-laptop/ Vast Data launches confidential computing service for sensitive workloads https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/vast-data-launches-confidential-computing-service-for-sensitive-workloads/ Flux expands its platform to show whether AI coding investments are paying off https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/flux-expands-its-platform-to-show-whether-ai-coding-investments-are-paying-off/ Cyber beat: Agents gone rogue Attack & response Researchers link more cyberattacks to OpenAI agent swarm https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/researchers-link-more-cyberattacks-to-openai-agent-swarm/ DataDome report finds bad bot traffic growing nine times faster than human traffic https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/datadome-report-finds-bad-bot-traffic-growing-nine-times-faster-than-human-traffic/ AI agents creating a new insider security risk: theCUBE’s Oktane keynote analysis https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/ai-agents-security-thecubes-keynote-analysis-oktane/ New services Exclusive: CoreWeave launches Remote Key Encryption to keep customer keys off its cloud https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/exclusive-coreweave-launches-remote-key-encryption-to-keep-customer-keys-off-its-cloud/ Exclusive: Darktrace makes SECURE AI generally available to monitor enterprise AI use https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/exclusive-darktrace-makes-secure-ai-generally-available-to-monitor-enterprise-ai-use/ Microsoft unveils Integrated Security Operations Center in Defender for AI agents https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/microsoft-unveils-integrated-security-operations-center-in-defender-for-ai-agents/ Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote/ Vicarius launches ScriptAI to write fixes for flaws with no vendor patch https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/vicarius-launches-scriptai-to-write-fixes-for-flaws-with-no-vendor-patch/ Barracuda launches AI Data Security to control what employees send to chatbots https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/barracuda-launches-ai-data-security-to-control-what-employees-send-to-chatbots/ Okta adds AI agent runtime gateway, forms Blueprint Alliance with AWS and CrowdStrike https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/okta-adds-ai-agent-runtime-gateway-forms-blueprint-alliance-with-aws-and-crowdstrike/ Sumo Logic expands Data Pipelines to cut observability and security data costs https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/21/sumo-logic-expands-data-pipelines-to-cut-observability-and-security-data-costs/ Lookout launches mobile module to detect AI-powered text and voice scams https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/lookout-launches-mobile-module-to-detect-ai-powered-text-and-voice-scams/ Money matters Cyera raises $400M more amid AI agent security push https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/cyera-raises-another-400m-amid-ai-agent-security-push/ Enterprise browser developer Island raises $400M at $6.4B valuation https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/enterprise-browser-developer-island-raises-400m-at-6-4b-valuation/ Kontext raises $4M to control what AI agents are allowed to do inside businesses https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/kontext-raises-4m-to-control-what-ai-agents-are-allowed-to-do-inside-businesses/ Elsewhere in tech: Meta tries VR again Meta tries to resurrect the metaverse with its new VR Glasses https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/meta-tries-to-resurrect-the-metaverse-with-its-new-vr-glasses/ Google’s first Project Suncatcher AI satellite set to blast off into orbit next week https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/googles-first-project-suncatcher-ai-satellite-set-to-blast-off-into-orbit-next-week/ Google’s robotics unit Intrinsic open-sources its foundational infrastructure for intelligent robots https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/googles-robotics-unit-intrinsic-open-sources-its-foundational-infrastructure-for-intelligent-robots/ Amazon to spend $100M on Indiana plant, its fourth site for building robots https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/24/amazon-to-spend-100m-on-indiana-plant-its-fourth-site-for-building-robots/ Machine vision company Cognex buys Intel robotics spinoff RealSense for $600M https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/machine-vision-company-cognex-buys-intel-robotics-spinoff-realsense-for-600m/ Hubble Network raises $200M to bring global coverage to all Bluetooth LE devices https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/hubble-network-raises-200m-to-bring-global-coverage-to-all-bluetooth-le-devices/ Binance buys https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/22/binance-buys-usd100-million-circle-stake-in-five-year-usdc-promotion-deal $100M Circle stake in five-year USDC promotion deal Comings and goings Data platform Boomi appointed https://boomi.com/resources/resources-library/boomi-cfo-mike-hickman/ former Proofpoint SVP of Finance Mike Hickman chief financial officer. Ethyca , the runtime governance platform behind Astralis, named https://www.ethyca.com/news/announcing-daniel-j-weitzner-as-chief-strategy-officer Daniel J. Weitzner chief strategy officer. He served in the Obama White House as the U.S. data and technology policy leader. AI social engineering defense platform Doppel appointed https://www.doppel.com/company/press-releases/doppel-appoints-former-xerox-executive-joey-rachid-chief-security-advisor former Xerox executive Joey Rachid chief security adviser. 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