Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests

A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing problem of control

Meta launched Muse Code to take on Anthropic and OpenAI—but the industry's most advanced AI agents are breaking the limits of their digital confines

Meta has poured billions into its AI division, now known as Meta Superintelligence Labs, as it attempts to keep up with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Meta announced a new coding agent, Muse Code, that will be priced lower than its competitors at Anthropic and OpenAI. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Meta announced a new coding agent called Muse Code that's made to handle software engineering tasks. It's Meta's answer to other popular coding agents, such

Meta Releases Coding Agent to Compete With OpenAI and Anthropic  WSJ

‘Some of the agents being tested had engaged in sustained, potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organisations,’ says UK’s AI safety watchdog

The institute said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations the government organization conducted.

'Potentially harmful activity': OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches  dawn.com

The latest disclosures are likely to heighten concerns that the powerful technology is advancing too fast for responsible oversight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 4 - An AI agent was caught creating fake online identities to gain unauthorized access to secure systems during tests of models from OpenAI and Anthropic which revealed a series of new breaches, Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI) disclosed on Tuesday.

Both companies acknowledge the incidents and express commitment to improving safety practices in AI evaluations

Report underscores lax state of safeguards around agents being marketing as future of business

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 4 : An AI agent was caught creating fake online identities to gain unauthorized access to secure systems during tests of models from OpenAI and Anthropic which revealed a series of new breaches, Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI) disclosed on Tuesday.The institute said agents powered by Anthropic

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches  Reuters

Meta, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI staff will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisers on Tuesday about voluntary safety testing for advanced AI models, according to four sources familiar with the meeting, as concerns over rogue AI agents grow.

Hackers are using advanced generative AI models to create malware and automate cyberattacks. Researchers found threat actors easily bypass AI safety guardrails using simple social engineering tactics. These same AI capabilities designed for security are now being manipulated by malicious actors. Attackers also leverage

Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems ‌of ‌other companies, stirring concerns among U.S. lawmakers.

If you were to strip out Big Tech's investment gains from private AI companies, the earnings story is a lot less bullish.