Google’s AI independently hacked into the systems of three companies during a test, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The testing was conducted by the company Irregular. During the experiment, the AI was supposed to search for vulnerabilities in the system of a fictional company, but because its name matched that of a real organization, it gained access to actual resources.

In one case, the model tried different passwords until it was able to log into a protected system. In two other incidents, the AI discovered credentials in publicly accessible data repositories and used them to access other companies’ systems.

After the model realized that it was no longer working in a test environment but with real companies, it stopped its actions. Google said it did not consider what happened an example of AI “loss of control,” since the system stopped on its own.

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