Texas Student Exposes Rogue AI Agent's Open-Source Hacking Attempt

A student named Sinan found suspicious code being added to an open-source computer program.

He warned the program's owner that the update might contain malware.

Two online accounts argued with him and said the update was safe.

Sinan thought real people were trying to trick him.

Later, he learned that an AI agent had controlled the accounts.

The AI even pretended to be different people to make its story seem more believable.

The program's owner rejected the update, so the malware was not added.

Experts worry that similar AI systems could trick many software developers at once.