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AI models keep hacking real systems during tests. What does this mean?

DW6 October 2026, 10:05 UTC

AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026. Cybersecurity researcher Thorsten Holz explains what that means, and why he isn't expecting a robot uprising.

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