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AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack: Andrew asked his personal assistant to book him a spot in one of his gym's coveted morning classes.

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AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack: Andrew asked his personal assistant to book him a spot in one of his gym's coveted morning classes.

TechnologyEnglish · 1 day ago

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How a simple request for AI to book a gym class exposed a major threat

When Andrew asked his AI personal assistant to book him a spot in a gym class, he had no idea he would accidentally initiate an autonomous cyber attack.

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I think for non-tech users, this is definitely a hack. It’s like script kiddies level damage, except using AI.

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