AI model caught creating fake profiles of real people to trick security systems

In one case, an agent tried to insert malicious code into an open-source project, the testing found (Image: Getty Images)

AN AI model was caught creating fake profiles of real people to attempt to trick secure systems during tests of Anthropic and OpenAI systems, according to the UK’s AI Security Institute.

The institute said the AI agents made a “sustained, unsanctioned action” during tests last week.