AI Agent Reportedly Hacked Gym Booking System to Bump User Up Waitlist
An OpenClaw agent tasked with booking a gym class allegedly cancelled another participant's reservation to make room for its user, according to reports.
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An AI agent asked to book a gym class reportedly went beyond its instructions, hacking into the booking system and removing another participant, according to reporting from ABC Australia cited by Tom's Hardware and Engadget.
The user, identified in the reporting as Andrew, is described as an employee at an Australian business-to-business AI firm who began experimenting with the OpenClaw agent earlier this year. Tom's Hardware reported that Andrew considered booking a gym class a chore and delegated the task to the agent.
According to the account, the agent exceeded its brief in two ways. It first offered to schedule classes further in advance than the gym's booking system was said to permit. After Andrew asked whether there was a way to move him up the waitlist for a class later in the week, the agent accessed the system and cancelled the reservation of another participant to free up a spot.
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