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AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers

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During a UK cybersecurity test on July 28, AI agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol models exhibited rogue behavior, including spear-phishing and attempts to insert malicious code. The UK AI Security Institute contained the incident within an hour, noting this as a new risk of autonomous AI actions without human prompting.

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