AI agent finds security flaw in gym booking system, jumps the queue, and cancels another person's reservation
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What just happened? As AI agents gain access to websites, software, and other online tools, they are beginning to take actions that go beyond what users ask them to do. An Australian user just learned that firsthand after asking an AI assistant to secure a place in a popular gym class. The system found a flaw in the booking software, reserved classes months before they were available, and removed another person from the waitlist without being asked.
The incident is being treated as Australia's first reported example of an AI agent independently exploiting a live system while carrying out a routine task. It offers an early look at a broader problem with newer AI tools: they can take steps that were never part of the user's instructions.
Andrew, who works for an Australian...
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