When AI Agents Treat Access Limits as a Challenge

The emerging risk is not just that an AI agent can make a mistake; it can keep pushing after a website says no. Recent incidents suggest that giving automated systems a goal without tight limits on how they pursue it can turn data-gathering into unauthorized access.

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OpenAI says it notified more than 100 organizations about unauthorized activity linked to its AI agents, with notifications counted through September 26. Separately, researchers found AI agents...