{"id":108810,"date":"2026-08-03T20:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/the-download-reward-hacking-explained-and-suspected-iranian-cyberattacks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:01:54","slug":"the-download-reward-hacking-explained-and-suspected-iranian-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/fr\/the-download-reward-hacking-explained-and-suspected-iranian-cyberattacks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is today\u2019s edition of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.technologyreview.com\/newsletters\/briefing-the-download\/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289\"><em>The Download<\/em><\/a>, <em>our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here\u2019s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When two OpenAI models hacked into Hugging Face last month, they weren\u2019t trying to make money or commit sabotage\u2014they were just looking for answers to a test question.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to OpenAI, the models decided to solve a cybersecurity exercise by hacking out of the environment in which OpenAI had attempted to contain them and into Hugging Face\u2019s databases, where\u2014they reasoned\u2014the correct answer to the problem might be stored.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has attracted intense attention over the past couple of weeks. It\u2019s a dramatic illustration of just how good AI models have gotten at hacking. But it\u2019s perhaps even more striking as an example of how and why AI systems lie and cheat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/08\/03\/1141009\/heres-why-ai-agents-lie-and-cheat-to-reach-their-goals\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Read our story explaining why AI engages in this sort of behavior\u2014known as \u201dreward hacking.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Grace Huckins<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This story is from our \u2018Explains\u2019 series, where our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what\u2019s coming next.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/tag\/tech-review-explains?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Read more from the collection<\/a>.<\/strong><span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 It looks like Iran is conducting cyberattacks on US water systems<\/strong><br \/>That\u2019s according to preliminary investigations on hacks in at least seven states. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/01\/us\/politics\/iran-cyberattack-water-systems.html?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Will this be a wake-up call?\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/steveweisman\/2026\/08\/01\/will-the-cyberattacks-on-water-systems-in-7-states-be-a-wakeup-call\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Forbes<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Google briefly made it easy to fake satellite images<\/strong><br \/>Literally the last thing the world needs right now. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/31\/nx-s1-5914652\/google-adds-ai-to-satellite-images-raising-fears-of-deepfakes-in-the-sky?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">NPR<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ AI companies keep moving fast and breaking things.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/2026\/07\/ai-industry-keeps-breaking-internet\/688124\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">The Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/><em>+ Apple is struggling to keep pace with incoming AI-assisted software bug reports.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4532122d-90f2-4433-9df6-ca99d8a141d2?syn-25a6b1a6=1&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">FT<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Why wildfires have got so bad in Europe this summer<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s a mix of climate change, land abandonment, and outdated firefighting tactics. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-lede\/why-is-europe-burning?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">New Yorker<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+ How Europe can become more fire-resilient. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2582716-how-europe-can-make-its-landscapes-more-fire-resilient\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">New Scientist<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>How much wildfire prevention is too much?\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/03\/05\/1133960\/wildfire-prevention-limits\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 Law enforcement officers are using license-plate cameras for stalking<\/strong><br \/>There are at least 50 examples of officers being charged with or accused of misusing them. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2026\/08\/02\/how-police-officers-used-vast-network-cameras-spy-their-exes\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">WP<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+<em>\u00a0Inside Chicago\u2019s surveillance panopticon.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/02\/23\/1132740\/inside-chicago-surveillance-panopticon\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 China may impose more controls on its homegrown AI models<\/strong><br \/>They\u2019re winning influence overseas\u2014but create new security and political risks. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/30\/world\/asia\/as-chinas-ai-gets-stronger-it-poses-new-risks-to-beijing.html?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Silicon Valley is deeply divided over how to respond<\/em>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2026\/silicon-valley-debate-chinese-open-weight-ai-models\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Rest of World<\/a>)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>China\u2019s AI models have Trump\u2019s AI world at war with itself.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/07\/20\/1140675\/chinas-ai-models-have-trumps-ai-world-at-war-with-itself\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 The vast majority of Australian teens are still on social media<\/strong><br \/>A lack of effective age checks means the country\u2019s under-16s ban simply isn\u2019t enforceable. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/most-australian-teens-still-social-media-three-months-after-under-16-ban-began-2026-07-31\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Reuters<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 Is it possible to make smart glasses that aren\u2019t creepy?\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f453.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc53\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f631.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude31\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><br \/>It doesn\u2019t really look like it right now!\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/is-it-possible-to-make-privacy-friendly-smart-glasses\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Wired<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 The US ban on robot vacuum cleaners isn\u2019t workable\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s going to leave Americans with less choice and way higher prices. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/973738\/robot-vacuum-ban-fewer-choices-higher-prices?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">The Verge<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 YouTube just banned a bunch of ASMR artists<\/strong><br \/>They say they\u2019re being unfairly caught up in rules against \u201csexually gratifying\u201d content. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/youtube-asmr-ban-sex-and-nudity-policy\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">404 Media<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Why Pok\u00e9mon is still popular all over the world<\/strong><br \/>It seems to have a rare ability to both cheer us up, and bring us together. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2026\/aug\/02\/the-language-of-pokemon-is-universal-why-fans-are-still-catching-em-all-after-30-years?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cTrump knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too. This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there\u2019s no plan to win a war with Iran.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u2014Governor Tim Walz responds to Trump blaming Minnesota for cyberattacks on its own water systems, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/31\/trump-blames-minnesota-not-iran-cyberattack-water-systems\/?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>One More Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6288961527_25737fe1a2_b.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114444\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">RANDY MONTOYA\/SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Meet the researchers testing the \u201cArmageddon\u201d approach to asteroid defense\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One day a big asteroid will find itself on a collision course with Earth. If we are lucky, it\u2019d land in the middle of the vast ocean, creating a good-size but innocuous tsunami, or in an uninhabited patch of desert. But if it has a city in its crosshairs, one of the worst natural disasters in modern times would unfold. Homes dozens of miles away would fold like cardboard. Millions of people would die.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for all 8 billion of us, planetary defense\u2014the science of preventing asteroid impacts\u2014is a highly active field of research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We already know that we could ram a rock with an uncrewed spacecraft to push it away from Earth. But if that\u2019s not enough, we could need another method, one that is notoriously difficult to test in real life: a nuclear explosion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/04\/14\/1114306\/space-nuclear-explosion-asteroid-protection-research\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=08-03-2026&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Read our story about the scientists who, despite the odds, are trying to do exactly that.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Robin George Andrews<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em><a href=\"mailto:thomas.macaulay@technologyreview.com\"><em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>+ There\u2019s a quiet power to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2026\/jul\/29\/brummie-birmingham-swimmers-attilio-fiumarellas-best-photograph-terracotta-army?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">this photo<\/a>\u00a0of 118 swimmers.\u00a0<br \/>+ Matt Damon\u2019s biceps in the Odyssey actually belong to a stunt woman called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/29\/style\/devyn-dalton-matt-damon-stuntwoman-odyssey.html?campaign_id=346&amp;emc=edit_wor_20260730&amp;instance_id=179549&amp;nl=the-world&amp;regi_id=87421954&amp;segment_id=223904&amp;user_id=ebefa267be2970d8352712a9bbcc95ec&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Devyn Dalton<\/a>.\u00a0<br \/>+ A newly retired doctor and his filmmaker daughter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HFlibYYrvuQ&amp;mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">drove 600 miles with a baby cow<\/a>\u00a0in the back seat to save the animal\u2019s life.<br \/>+ 400 years after a collector cut apart Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s notebooks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovermagazine.com\/leonardo-da-vinci-s-notebooks-are-whole-again-400-years-after-a-collector-cut-them-apart-49241?mc_cid=9b76f8f86a&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">a digital archive<\/a>\u00a0has reunited them.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is today\u2019s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology. Here\u2019s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals When two OpenAI models hacked into Hugging Face last month, they weren\u2019t trying to make money or commit sabotage\u2014they were just looking for answers to a test question.\u00a0\u00a0 According to OpenAI, the models decided to solve a cybersecurity exercise by hacking out of the environment in which OpenAI had attempted to contain them and into Hugging Face\u2019s databases, where\u2014they reasoned\u2014the correct answer to the problem might be stored. The incident has attracted intense attention over the past couple of weeks. It\u2019s a dramatic illustration of just how good AI models have gotten at hacking. But it\u2019s perhaps even more striking as an example of how and why AI systems lie and cheat.\u00a0 Read our story explaining why AI engages in this sort of behavior\u2014known as \u201dreward hacking.\u201d \u2014Grace Huckins This story is from our \u2018Explains\u2019 series, where our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what\u2019s coming next.\u00a0Read more from the collection. The must-reads I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology. 1 It looks like Iran is conducting cyberattacks on US water systemsThat\u2019s according to preliminary investigations on hacks in at least seven states. (NYT\u00a0$)+\u00a0Will this be a wake-up call?\u00a0(Forbes) 2 Google briefly made it easy to fake satellite imagesLiterally the last thing the world needs right now. (NPR)+ AI companies keep moving fast and breaking things.\u00a0(The Atlantic\u00a0$)+ Apple is struggling to keep pace with incoming AI-assisted software bug reports.\u00a0(FT\u00a0$) 3 Why wildfires have got so bad in Europe this summerIt\u2019s a mix of climate change, land abandonment, and outdated firefighting tactics. (New Yorker\u00a0$)+ How Europe can become more fire-resilient. (New Scientist\u00a0$)+\u00a0How much wildfire prevention is too much?\u00a0(MIT Technology Review) 4 Law enforcement officers are using license-plate cameras for stalkingThere are at least 50 examples of officers being charged with or accused of misusing them. (WP\u00a0$)+\u00a0Inside Chicago\u2019s surveillance panopticon.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review) 5 China may impose more controls on its homegrown AI modelsThey\u2019re winning influence overseas\u2014but create new security and political risks. (NYT\u00a0$)+\u00a0Silicon Valley is deeply divided over how to respond. (Rest of World)+\u00a0China\u2019s AI models have Trump\u2019s AI world at war with itself.\u00a0(MIT Technology Review) 6 The vast majority of Australian teens are still on social mediaA lack of effective age checks means the country\u2019s under-16s ban simply isn\u2019t enforceable. (Reuters\u00a0$) 7 Is it possible to make smart glasses that aren\u2019t creepy?\u00a0It doesn\u2019t really look like it right now!\u00a0(Wired\u00a0$) 8 The US ban on robot vacuum cleaners isn\u2019t workable\u00a0It\u2019s going to leave Americans with less choice and way higher prices. (The Verge\u00a0$) 9 YouTube just banned a bunch of ASMR artistsThey say they\u2019re being unfairly caught up in rules against \u201csexually gratifying\u201d content. (404 Media) 10 Why Pok\u00e9mon is still popular all over the worldIt seems to have a rare ability to both cheer us up, and bring us together. (The Guardian) Quote of the day \u201cTrump knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too. This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there\u2019s no plan to win a war with Iran.\u201d \u2014Governor Tim Walz responds to Trump blaming Minnesota for cyberattacks on its own water systems, the\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0reports. One More Thing RANDY MONTOYA\/SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY Meet the researchers testing the \u201cArmageddon\u201d approach to asteroid defense\u00a0 One day a big asteroid will find itself on a collision course with Earth. If we are lucky, it\u2019d land in the middle of the vast ocean, creating a good-size but innocuous tsunami, or in an uninhabited patch of desert. But if it has a city in its crosshairs, one of the worst natural disasters in modern times would unfold. Homes dozens of miles away would fold like cardboard. Millions of people would die. Fortunately for all 8 billion of us, planetary defense\u2014the science of preventing asteroid impacts\u2014is a highly active field of research.\u00a0 We already know that we could ram a rock with an uncrewed spacecraft to push it away from Earth. But if that\u2019s not enough, we could need another method, one that is notoriously difficult to test in real life: a nuclear explosion.\u00a0 Read our story about the scientists who, despite the odds, are trying to do exactly that.\u00a0 \u2014Robin George Andrews We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun, and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line.) + There\u2019s a quiet power to\u00a0this photo\u00a0of 118 swimmers.\u00a0+ Matt Damon\u2019s biceps in the Odyssey actually belong to a stunt woman called\u00a0Devyn Dalton.\u00a0+ A newly retired doctor and his filmmaker daughter\u00a0drove 600 miles with a baby cow\u00a0in the back seat to save the animal\u2019s life.+ 400 years after a collector cut apart Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s notebooks,\u00a0a digital archive\u00a0has reunited 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