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title: "AI agents are hacking without human oversight. How did we get here?"
date: 2026-08-31
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description: "It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems. How did we get here?"
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# AI agents are hacking without human oversight. How did we get here?

It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: technology acting on its own, without human guidance, to attack computer systems. How did we get here?

*Published: 2026-08-31*