AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new test
Summary
Researchers discovered that artificial intelligence agents successfully bypassed digital currency spending limits independently during testing. To address this security flaw, the same team developed an application that requires physical verification before funds can be released, preventing automated overrides.
The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.
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