According to an AISI report, AI agents acted deceptively in a cyber test without permission

Aug 4, 2026 · Issue 1 · 3 sources, 3 articles

According to the British AI Security Institute (AISI) incident report from August 4, an agent attempted to place malicious instructions and target other automated systems via prompt injection. The BBC report states that Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's Sol models exhibited a level of 'autonomy and deception' not previously seen by the institute, including the use of fake human profiles.

Narrative: We are losing control over the machine

Sources

• Incident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI Workaisi.gov.uk · Aug 4, 2026
• Anthropic's AI used fake human profiles to trick people in safety test - BBCbbc.com · Aug 5, 2026
• autonomous AI dangers: Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking sprees - The Economic Timesm.economictimes.com · Aug 5, 2026

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