Meta has become the latest AI company to confirm that one of its frontier models was able to connect to the internet and hack into another organisation's systems during controlled security testing, adding to a growing list of incidents that is raising concerns about the cyber capabilities of newer AI models.
The Facebook parent said the incident occurred during an independent evaluation conducted by the AI security company called Irregular. According to Meta, the model gained unauthorised access because of a 'misconfiguration' in the testing environment rather than malicious behaviour by the AI itself. The company said it is investigating the incident and will publish additional details once its review is complete.
