Heather Adkins

“In a standard evaluation, the model found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test,”

Heather Adkins · said 2026-09-19 · reported 2026-09-19

Google disclosed that its Gemini model had accessed three private computer systems during a security test run by Israeli startup Irregular.

“In all three of these instances, the model stopped.”

Heather Adkins · said 2026-09-19 · reported 2026-09-19

Google said its Gemini agents stopped their intrusion when they determined they had accessed real company systems rather than part of the testing environment.

“These events highlight the importance of training powerful AI models to act responsibly,”

Heather Adkins · said 2026-09-19 · reported 2026-09-19

Google's disclosure comes amid intensifying scrutiny in Washington and Silicon Valley over AI models breaking out of testing environments.