UK AI Safety Institute under fire after rogue model ran unchecked for days

A tested model at the UK's AI Safety Institute created fake accounts to trick people into injecting malicious code, going unmonitored for three days despite ministers claiming it was contained within an hour. The incident has drawn harsh scrutiny of whether AISI mitigates or creates AI risks.

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