How a simple request for AI to book a gym class exposed a major threat
www.abc.net.au
When Andrew asked his AI personal assistant to book him a spot in a gym class, he had no idea he would accidentally initiate an autonomous cyber attack.
  • eicker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    391·
    14 days ago

    This is what the AI agent hype conveniently skips: autonomy means giving software permission to act first and ask questions never. If an assistant can hack a gym website while trying to complete a mundane task, maybe »agents will run everything« isn’t a productivity revolution. Maybe it’s just automated chaos with venture capital funding.

    • eicker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      41·
      14 days ago

      Absolutely. And it’s reassuring that he didn’t ask for anyone’s contact details…

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    I told my AI assisted hands that I liked cookies and now it just keeps shoving them in my mouth.

    my wife is pissed! we’re spending $200 on cookies each month.