Author: Lawrence Orjime

Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model accessed the computer systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test in May after unintentionally gaining internet access, according to Google and reporting by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents occurred during a cybersecurity evaluation conducted by Irregular, an independent AI security testing company. Gemini was being assessed in a controlled exercise designed to test its ability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in a simulated environment. However, safeguards around the testing environment failed to prevent the AI model from reaching real-world systems. According to Google, Gemini found publicly available information and used credentials to…