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Policy·Sep 9·all news from September 9, 2026

I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets—and I’d Do It Again

A researcher removed safety filters from an open-source model to test its ability to exploit household internet-connected devices. The experiment demonstrated that the AI could identify security flaws and successfully compromise a personal computer while simultaneously providing actionable instructions to remediate those vulnerabilities.

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