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The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
Over the past few months, a cascade of cyberattacks by AI agents has stunned the world. In July, OpenAI disclosed that a swarm of its agents had escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Hugging Face to cheat on a cybersecurity test.
Many experts say it’s only a matter of time until there’s a more damaging incident where AI agents bypass sandboxes to access systems they shouldn’t.
But the big question is: How do we hold companies liable when they lose control of their AI agents?
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of what’s shaping the industry right now.
The latest edition includes Chinese chipmakers, German wiki sites, and American Terminators. See where it all landed on this month’s index.
Last week, we published an MIT Technology Review investigation that found more than a thousand people died within the advertised range of surveillance towers along the US border.Later today, our editor-in-chief Mat Honan, senior AI reporter James O’Donnell and senior reporter for features and investigations Eileen Guo will join a subscriber-only conversation about the investigation, and its implications.Register now to attend on Monday, September 28 at 7:00pm BST / 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT.Want to join the conversation? Subscribe to MIT Technology Review for exclusive access to all our Roundtables.Read the full MIT Technology Review investigation here.
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The decision comes after its agents interacted with US government websites. (AP)
+ Trump hosted Anthropic boss Dario Amodei at a White House dinner last night. (FT)