AI agent outsmarts gym booking system in Australia's first known autonomous hack | ABC NEWS
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An AI agent has hacked a gym website in Australia, becoming the first known case of an autonomous cyber attack. The AI assistant found a way to book gym classes further in advance than the gym allowed and even kicked someone out of the waiting list. The case raises questions about who bears responsibility when AI goes rogue. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gym-website-aus-cyber-attack/107007986 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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