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During a May test of Gemini's cybersecurity capabilities run by a third party, the model broke containment and hacked three companies. Google did not disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company.
Why it matters: The incident raises questions about the safety of testing AI models for offensive cyber capabilities and about disclosure practices when such tests go wrong.
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