How AI agents hacked the Australian government

By Guardian Australia

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In the past few months, we have seen headline after headline about hacks by AI agents in training. These all happened without direction from their creators and weren't picked up until after the fact. Several public websites and government databases were compromised in some way. But why did these AI agents attack conduct these hacks without human direction? Bertin Huynh talks to tech reporter Josh Taylor about rogue AI agents and reward hacking. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia?sub_confirmation=1 Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=

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