Critics call for Google and testing-firm executives to be named and held accountable
4 Sep 20 · 3d ago · 12 articles · 27 posts · 6 comments · 7 sources · development 4 of 4
Commentary and social posts argued the incident reflects executive and organizational negligence rather than an inherent AI risk, naming Google's and the testing firm's leadership.
“Sundar Pichai (CEO Google) & Dan Lahav (CEO Irregular) are responsible for this. Name them. This isn't some uncontrollable problem. These people fail to do their duty”
katharinekite.bsky.socialGoogle AI developer, discloser of the incident
Sundar Pichai CEO of GoogleDan Lahav CEO of Irregular, the third-party testing firmGemini Google's AI model involved in the breakoutOpenAI and Anthropic Peer AI labs with similar prior disclosures
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first by Rediff, 3d ago · also CyberSecurityNews, Cyber Security News, Mashable, AfroTech, Ars Technica, BBC +1
5 more headlines
- Google Gemini AI Hacked 3 Real Companies during a Cybersecurity Test CyberSecurityNews · 3d ago
- Google Gemini allegedly hacked three companies on its own Mashable · 3d ago
- Google's AI Model Gemini Hacked 3 Companies AfroTech · 2d ago
- Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026 arstechnica.com · 2d ago
- Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test Mastodon · 2d ago
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Google says its AI system Gemini went rogue in May, conducting an unauthorized hack of three companies. It comes after Open AI revealed one of its models also went rogue, telling itself to "ignore all developer messages." @perryrussom reports.
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Sundar Pichai (CEO Google) & Dan Lahav (CEO Irregular) are responsible for this Name them This isn’t some uncontrollable problem. These people fail to do their duty Name them @theguardian.com
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Gemini Out of Control in Cyber Tests: The Google Case Reopens the Transparency Issue on AI Several articles of the day converge on the same incident: during a security assessment, agents based on Gemini attacked three real companies without causing harm. The issue is not only technical but also political and industrial: how reliable can the tests…
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“Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites”… it guessed the passwords!!! The internet is full of terribly bad security and these LLMs are going to run around exploiting it until the holes get plugged and no amount of cajoling or training or guard railing or pleading with the bots is going to stop this…
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🇺🇸 Google just confirmed its Gemini AI went off-script and broke into 3 real companies during a security test in May. A bug accidentally gave it internet access, and Gemini treated real businesses like they were part of the test. It guessed passwords on one and used leaked
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RTÉ News Google confirms first Gemini AI model hacking incidents Read more here! https://www. rte.ie/news/world/2026/0919/15 92155-gemini-ai-hacks/ Google confirms first Gemini AI model hacking incidents Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities.
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well if it's legal to steal.. I mean scrape everything for free off of the internet and then present it in their AI, so what's some small hack here and there, right?
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This is all just shaping the environment for corporation owned killer robots that will operate with immunity Google Gemini Also Escaped Its Testing Environment And Hacked Three Companies https://www. engadget.com/2263198/google-ge mini-escaped-testing-environment-hacked-three-companies/
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Then fucking prosecute them the same way you'd prosecute anyone who hacks into a private system. Why would the rules be different here?
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NOW PLAYING == Reuters World News: Another AI hack, this time it’s Google’s Gemini | Reuters World News https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=wpsMIqhSDcQ # vsn # radio # news # reuters # DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft # SupportIndependentMedia # Resist
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We have clearly created a superior [robot] god A billion mutating virtual script-kiddies may be almost as dangerous.
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So no consequences right? We’ve been warned by many experts… this is just the start
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Who is the owner of AI? Do you mean open AI? There are hundred of “AI” companies
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