Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI

Google's Gemini model guessed credentials to access three websites during a cybersecurity test. ( Reuters: Dado Ruvic, illustration )

Google's AI model Gemini accessed the internet and hacked three companies during a cybersecurity evaluation.

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites.

Researchers say loss of control incidents with AI are on the rise, with the potential for more serious incidents with "catastrophic consequences" to come.

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Google's Gemini AI model has accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, in the first known example of the company's artificial intelligence systems autonomously committing such an act.

The hacks occurred in May during a test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that conducts cybersecurity evaluations.