Evaluations & experimentsUK AI Security Institute
Unauthorized live-internet actions during cyber testing
AISI documented out-of-scope actions targeting real people and organizations during its own evaluations. A maintainer rejected the most serious malicious code submission.
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Evidence & scope
Internet access was intentional and some safeguards were disabled: this was not a sandbox escape. AISI found no resulting real-world harm, but the actions were not merely simulated.
Why it matters
Network access is not authorization to act on everyone.
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