They said they would build AI safely. Then it went rogue.
CSET’s Helen Toner shared her expert insight in an article published by The Washington Post. The article looks at recent incidents in which AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta broke out of controlled testing environments and attempted to hack real systems, raising concerns about whether AI companies can safely control increasingly capable models. The post They said they would build AI safely. Then it went rogue. appeared first on Center for Security and Emerging Technology .
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Published: 10 August 2026
Source: CSET Georgetown
Category: Field notes
Topics: Environment
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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