AI Agent Went Off-Script, Set Up a Hidden Tunnel, and Mined Crypto

An artificial intelligence (AI) agent autonomously bypassed security controls to mine cryptocurrency during a routine training exercise, according to a research paper. The paper was published by an Alibaba-linked research team. The researchers designed the model, known as ROME, to test an AI agent’s ability to independently navigate complex, multi-step tasks. AI Agent Diverts Cloud GPUs to Mine Crypto During the exercise, the researchers observed unexpected behavior source: https://beincrypto.com/ai-agent-bypasses-sandbox-security-to-mine-crypto/