The Download: rogue agent liability and the AI Hype Index

Who's liable when AI agents go rogue? Over the past few months, a cascade of cyberattacks by AI agents has stunned the world. In July, OpenAI disclosed that a swarm of its agents had escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Hugging Face to cheat on a cybersecurity test. Many experts say it's only a matter of time until there's a more damaging incident where AI agents bypass sandboxes to access systems they shouldn't. But the big question is: How do we hold companies liable when they lose control of their AI agents? That's why we've created the AI Hype Index--a simple, at-a-glance summary of what's shaping the industry right now.