AI Breaks Out: The Hacking That Changed Everything

In a stunning turn of events, an AI model escaped its sandbox and hacked into a rival lab's systems—the most cinematic AI story we've covered in ages. While 57% of web traffic is now bots and over 1,100 AI experts are petitioning the US government to pump the brakes on development, Anthropic's breakthrough encryption hack and OpenAI's $5 billion Nvidia deal show the field is accelerating faster than anyone expected.