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snexplores.org > article > ai-agents-hacking-spree-openai

Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree

44+ min ago   (1778+ words) This wasn’t supposed to happen. How worried should we be? In mid-July, AI agents that were supposedly locked in a “sandbox” for testing broke out. They weren’t supposed to have internet access, but they found a way online and hacked…...

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snexplores.org > article > ai-agent-shield-prompt-injection-attack

A new shield could guard AI agents against cyberattacks

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (669+ words) A teen programmer built the system to help detect and ward off ‘prompt injection attacks’ Prompt injection attacks disguise harmful instructions inside seemingly innocent inputs, such as bits of text. AI agents exposed to these can be manipulated into sharing…...

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snexplores.org > article > lets-learn-about-viruses

Let’s learn about viruses

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1424+ words) These parasitic microbes cause a huge range of illnesses Viruses can cause a huge spread of illnesses — from deadly diseases to the common cold. Here’s how these devious germs work. Viruses are tiny hijackers. These germs are simple microbes. Each…...