AI Agents News

ServiceNow CEO defends the company's relevancy, touting a kill switch for rogue AI agents

- ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said the company is becoming increasingly important as businesses deploy more autonomous AI agents.  His comments come just one day after [OpenAI disclosed](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/this-is-the-stock-to-buy-after-openais-ai-agent-goes-rogue-in-a-cybersecurity-test.html) that one of its advanced AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment during a cybersecurity evaluation and compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face before it was detected and contained.

Cnbc 2 months, 1 week ago

Bridges 2026: How Schools Are Putting AI Agents to Work

# Bridges 2026: How Schools Are Putting AI Agents to Work ## K-12 and higher education leaders alike are using agentic AI capable of carrying out complex tasks, though they remain cautious about granting the tools access to sensitive systems and data. NEW YORK CITY — Agentic AI has quickly become one of education’s most talked-about technologies, but relatively few school districts and colleges have deployed [AI agents in day-to-day operations](https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/ai-agents-in-education-whats-working-and-whats-missing). ### DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN AN AGENT AND A CHATBOT Joe Siedlecki, chief impact officer at Amira Learning, an ed-tech company that builds AI-powered reading coaches and literacy screening tools, offered a distinction: A real AI agent makes [decisions in service of a specific goal](https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/what-is-agentic-ai-a-look-at-new-tech-reshaping-government), whereas a chatbot just responds to prompts.

Govtech 2 months, 1 week ago

Simplify AI agent orchestration with Lakebase Postgres

## Solution Architecture - **AI Agents (Lakeflow Jobs).** Lakeflow Jobs execute the parsing work. Each Job reads a PDF from Unity Catalog Volumes, processes it through [Intelligent Document Processing](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/agents/agent-bricks/intelligent-document-processing) and vision/LLM calls, stores parsed output in Lakebase, and acknowledges the orchestrator via webhook. [MLflow Tracing](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/mlflow3/genai/tracing/) captures execution details such as model calls, token usage, latency, and cost metadata.

Databricks 2 months, 1 week ago

The OpenAI and Hugging Face security incident: why AI agents need deterministic guardrails

On July 21, OpenAI disclosed something no one has documented before: AI models escaped an isolated evaluation environment and compromised production...

Endorlabs 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI agent went rogue, escaped, and hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI built a hacking bot and put it in a box. The bot escaped and hacked everything in its path to prove it is the best hacking bot.

Mashable 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Klaimee lands $5.5m to insure autonomous AI agents

"InsurTech startup Klaimee secures $5.5 million in seed funding led by FundersClub's Alexander Mittal. Specializing in insurance for AI agents,...

Insnerds 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Stanford and SLAC to lead Genesis Mission projects

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first phase of funding for projects using artificial intelligence to tackle the nation's most complex science...

News 2 months, 2 weeks ago

AI agent hacks tech startup website in first-of-its-kind security breach

# Autonomous AI agent hacked a business. Is it sign of things to come? ## AI agent goes rogue, hacks startup in ‘unprecedented’ security breach - The program hacked tech startup Hugging Face in an attempt to complete a cybersecurity test task. In a Tuesday [blog post](https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/), OpenAI said its program, running on the company’s latest GPT‑5.6 Sol AI model along with an “even more capable pre-release mode” identified vulnerabilities in what was thought to be a controlled research environment. Using an internet connection it was supposed to be isolated from, it hacked New York-based AI startup Hugging Face in order “to obtain test solutions directly from Hugging Face’s production database.”

Deseret 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence | Shakeel Hashim

# OpenAI’s rogue agents are a wake-up call to risks posed by artificial intelligence Last week Hugging Face – a company that hosts artificial intelligence models and datasets – was [hacked](https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026). After it reported the incident to law enforcement, few would have predicted what came next: the culprits were [revealed](https://www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-hugging-face-hack-stark-warning?utm_source=guardian&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=op_ed) to be AI agents from OpenAI, which had broken out of containment and were acting of their own accord. They worked at this for a full weekend – seemingly without anyone at OpenAI noticing. It is not hard, however, to imagine the situation ending up much worse: a rogue AI agent accidentally breaking some critical piece of web infrastructure, or stealing money from someone. - [AI (artificial intelligence)](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai) ### Most viewed - [\ \ **Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris**](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/daniel-siad-model-scout-jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-home-paris)

Theguardian 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI says its AI agent went rogue and hacked another company

OpenAI says one of its autonomous AI agents escaped a controlled security test, reached the internet and hacked Hugging Face while trying to complete its...

Nbclosangeles 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Franklin Templeton Says Agentic AI Is Crypto's 'Killer Use Case'

The asset manager argues that AI software capable of paying for things autonomously will need blockchain rails to work—and that most investors aren't...

Finance 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI says its AI agent went rogue and hacked another company

OpenAI says one of its autonomous AI agents escaped a controlled security test, reached the internet and hacked Hugging Face while trying to complete its...

Nbcnewyork 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI cyber models broke out of training environment to hack Hugging Face

- The incident is unique because it was “driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system,” according to Hugging Face. Hugging Face [disclosed](https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026) that it was looking into a security event last week, saying in a release at the time that the incident was unique because it was “driven, end to end, by an autonomous AI agent system.” “It’s quite mind-blowing that all of this happened autonomously!”

Cnbc 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Klaimee lands $5.5m to insure autonomous AI agents

 **[Klaimee](https://www.klaimee.ai/), a Y Combinator-backed InsurTech that provides insurance-backed performance warranties for AI agents, has secured $5.5m in seed funding.** The round was led by FundersClub’s Alexander Mittal, with participation from ex/ante, Pioneer Fund, Multimodal Ventures, Kima Ventures, Rebel Fund, Robinhood Ventures, Y Combinator and a group of angel investors.

Fintech 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI Admits AI Agent Escaped Testing Environment, Hacked Startup During Security Exercise

OpenAI says one of its advanced artificial intelligence agents escaped a controlled testing environment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face during an...

Mycharisma 2 months, 2 weeks ago

What To Know About Open AI’s ‘Unprecedented’—And Autonomous—Hack Of Hugging Face

# Did China's AI Save Hugging Face From Disaster After Open AI Hack? ## Key Facts Hugging Face, an open-source platform for artificial intelligence and machine learning, [said](https://www.thestack.technology/hugging-face-hacked-turned-to-chinese-llm-for-help-after-us-models-blocked-blue-team/) it was hacked by an “autonomous” AI agent system earlier this month, which Open AI on Tuesday admitted was its own intelligence models in an incident it called "unprecedented." ## Join The Conversation ``` Exclusive Invite: Forbes Wine Club Join the waitlist for early access to our expert-curated, limited first shipment. [Join The Waitlist](https://wineclub.forbes.com/) No Thanks reCAPTCHA ```

Forbes 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI model went rogue, hacked another company's system during testing

# OpenAI model went rogue, hacked another company's system during testing OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered ‌a hack that compromised the infrastructure of the AI startup Hugging Face last week. ## Company says it's boosting safeguards after 'unprecedented' incident OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered ‌a hack that compromised the infrastructure of the AI startup Hugging Face last week.

Cbc 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI says its AI model went rogue and hacked startup

OpenAI called it an "unprecedented cyber incident" and pledged to support a joint investigation, with renewed attention to the risks of advanced artificial...

Dw 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI agent goes rogue in ‘unprecedented cyber incident,’ hacks into rival AI startup during security test

An experimental OpenAI model went rogue during an internal cybersecurity test, escaping its isolated testing environment and hacking rival AI developer...

Nypost 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI agent hacks another AI startup in security test

# OpenAI agent hacks another AI startup in security test ### More from Semafor Flagship - [Fervor over top-selling drugs fuels biotech dealmaking](https://www.semafor.com/article/07/21/2026/fervor-over-top-selling-drugs-fuels-biotech-dealmaking) ## The World at a Glance Updated 8:33am EDT [Post](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semafor.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F21%2F2026%2Ftrump-tees-up-fresh-tariffs-on-60-more-countries&text=Trump%20tees%20up%20fresh%20tariffs%20on%2060%20more%20countries) [Email](mailto:?subject=Trump%20tees%20up%20fresh%20tariffs%20on%2060%20more%20countries%20%7C%20Semafor&body=https://www.semafor.com/article/07/21/2026/trump-tees-up-fresh-tariffs-on-60-more-countries) [Whatsapp](https://wa.me/?text=Trump%20tees%20up%20fresh%20tariffs%20on%2060%20more%20countries%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semafor.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F21%2F2026%2Ftrump-tees-up-fresh-tariffs-on-60-more-countries) Copy link [Post](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semafor.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F21%2F2026%2Fnovo-nordisk-sues-eli-lilly-amid-escalating-weight-loss-rivalry&text=Novo%20sues%20Lilly%20amid%20escalating%20weight-loss%20rivalry) [Email](mailto:?subject=Novo%20sues%20Lilly%20amid%20escalating%20weight-loss%20rivalry%20%7C%20Semafor&body=https://www.semafor.com/article/07/21/2026/novo-nordisk-sues-eli-lilly-amid-escalating-weight-loss-rivalry) [Whatsapp](https://wa.me/?text=Novo%20sues%20Lilly%20amid%20escalating%20weight-loss%20rivalry%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semafor.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F21%2F2026%2Fnovo-nordisk-sues-eli-lilly-amid-escalating-weight-loss-rivalry) Copy link Florence Lo/File Photo/Reuters [Post](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.semafor.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F21%2F2026%2Fsoaring-egg-prices-expos

Semafor 2 months, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup

OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week.

Nbcnews 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Autonomous AI agent 'escapes' and hacks another company

# Autonomous AI agent 'escapes' and hacks another company ### Open AI software has just broken free - is cyber insurance ready?  #### [Cyber](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/) By [Bryony Garlick](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/authors/bryony-garlick/) Jul 22, 2026Share    OpenAI has confirmed that one of its AI models escaped a controlled testing environment, gained unauthorised internet access and used stolen login credentials to breach start-up Hugging Face – an incident the company has described as unprecedented, and one that insurance and legal specialists say has exposed how quickly autonomous AI is outpacing cyber underwriting and regulation. OpenAI said on Tuesday that the agent, combining its recently released GPT-5.6 Sol model with a more capable unreleased system, had been instructed to test its hacking capabilities. Instead, it found an unpatched escape route from its sandbox, stole credentials and accessed the open internet without instruction. Hugging Face chief executive Clement Delangue said the breach, which occurred last Friday, was contained and there was no malicious intent. ## **The regulatory gap** ### LATEST NEWS [](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/chubb-posts-83-8-combined-ratio-as-underwriting-income-climbs-19-in-q2-583293.aspx) ### [Chubb posts 83.8

Insurancebusinessmag 2 months, 2 weeks ago

AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals

# AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals - [OpenAI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai) - [AI (artificial intelligence)](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai) - [Technology sector](https://www.theguardian.com/business/technology) - [Internet](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/internet) - [news](https://www.theguardian.com/tone/news) ## More on this story  ### OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’  ### OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request 

Theguardian 2 months, 2 weeks ago

WebMCP: Bridging the Gap Between AI Agents and the Web

AI agents struggle with traditional web interfaces because they rely on brittle DOM parsing and simulated user interactions.

Devm 2 months, 2 weeks ago

In Graphic Detail: AI visibility is no longer about referral traffic

New data shows why publishers are developing strategies around agentic traffic and brand visibility in AI answer engines.

Digiday 2 months, 2 weeks ago

AI agents are still logging in as humans

Enterprise AI identity risk climbs as companies run multiple AI platforms, agents borrow human logins, and shadow AI tops sanctioned tools.

Helpnetsecurity 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hugging Face Says Autonomous AI Agent Attack Exploited Dataset Processing, Stole Credentials

11 sources compared: Western Alternative (2), Western Mainstream (2). Hugging Face said an autonomous AI agent system carried out an attack from start to...

Newscord 2 months, 2 weeks ago

US AI payments startup Natural raises $30m in series A

Natural, a startup building payment infrastructure for AI agents, has raised US$30 million in a series A round led by Forerunner, bringing its total funding...

Techinasia 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Pokémon Company seeks AI agents for TCG competition on Kaggle

The Pokémon Company is running two Pokémon TCG AI agent competitions on Kaggle, with an August 16 simulation deadline and a $240000 strategy prize pool.

Edtechinnovationhub 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former SentinelOne executives raise $100 million for AI security startup Neo

Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, the new company says it will help businesses track, assess and restrict AI agents and other...

Ynetnews 2 months, 2 weeks ago