News Summary

• OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing.
• News of the attacks, which initially went unnoticed, is reverberating across Silicon Valley.
• Anthropic said the hacks were the result of a "misunderstanding" with an outside company.
• Experts say the incidents highlight the importance of setting up rigorous testing environments for advanced models and the need for robust cyberdefenses as autonomous hacking capabilities become more widespread in the future."I think that these sorts of incidents are preventable, but it requires oversight and foresight," said Colin Shea, a research fellow at Georgetown University.