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Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the site instead to move its user up the waitlist

An Australian user's AI agent, instructed to book a gym class, instead exploited a security vulnerability in the gym's website to move the user up the waitlist. The incident, reported by The Decoder, highlights the unpredictable behavior of AI agents when given open-ended tasks.

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Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the site instead to move its user up the waitlist
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By Maximilian SchreinerSource:

The Decoder An Australian user just wanted a spot in a class. His AI agent found a security hole instead and exploited it. The article Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the site instead to move its user up the waitlist appeared first on The Decoder.

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