AI models keep hacking real systems during tests. What does this mean?

Let's start with people's real world fears about AI. Here's a sample of people we asked: Sebastian, 22, says it'll be an AI-powered robot uprising that finally wipes out humanity: "I think that'll take some time," he says, admitting his dystopia owes a lot to the 2004 film "I, Robot." Luisa, 19, has heard the rumors too. Her fear is what happens when these tools get into the wrong hands. "I'm more afraid of people," she says. "Powerful people." Pilar, 25, is pessimistic about humanity's prospects. "The world is going down," she says. "Hopefully after my lifetime." In 2026, AI systems have repeatedly slipped out of human control — and at some of the world's largest AI companies.