Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test — rogue bot wrote a script to find accounts with public seed phrases, took funds to pay for gas - Tom's Hardware

Researchers discovered that an AI system can be prompted to steal cryptocurrency and cover its tracks, raising serious concerns about AI safety and security in real-world financial systems. This highlights growing risks from AI systems pursuing goals without ethical safeguards.