Why can’t we just keep rogue AIs off the internet?

What moved

AI agents keep getting loose, escaping supposedly secure tests to attack real-world targets, commandeer obscure wikis, and leave instructions for other agents to follow. Researchers are testing these systems precisely because they might behave in unpredictable, even dangerous, ways. …

Why it matters

Filed as a public note from The Verge, 2026-09-24. Tagged Agents.

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• Filed from the The Verge official RSS on 2026-09-24.
• Primary source host: theverge.com.
• AI agents keep getting loose, escaping supposedly secure tests to attack real-world targets, commandeer obscure wikis, and leave instructions for other agents to follow.