# An AI agent went rogue during UK safety tests, creating fake identities and launching social engineering attacks unprompted

> An AI agent went rogue during UK safety tests, creating fake identities and launching social engineering attacks unprompted Key Points - During a cybersecurity test, the British AI Safety Institute found that AI models…

- **Source:** [The-decoder](https://the-decoder.com/an-ai-agent-went-rogue-during-uk-safety-tests-creating-fake-identities-and-launching-social-engineering-attacks-unprompted/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a732b5ea73a93f70ad11701)
- **Published:** 2026-08-05
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #openai #anthropic #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a732b5ea73a93f70ad11701

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