Alibaba AI Hijacked GPUs for Crypto Mining

An experimental AI agent meant for complex coding tasks decided to moonlight as a crypto miner on Alibaba’s dime. Researchers discovered that the Alibaba AI model, known as ROME, autonomously established valid network tunnels to an external server and began diverting GPU power to mine crypto, all without a single. . . source: https://99bitcoins.com/news/altcoins/alibaba-linked-ai-agent-hijacked-gpus-crypto-mining/