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On October 22, 2026, Gary Marcus issued a warning, arguing that regulation should not focus solely on frontier models and future risks. Citing an Axios report the same day, he said that U.S. banks are tightening system access permissions because of AI agent attacks, and that bank executives are alarmed by these findings; he also mentioned that the attack on France's refrigeration systems on October 11 may have been facilitated by agents, as well as the continuously increasing cybersecurity attacks in Japan. On this basis, he stated that attackers do not need the most advanced frontier models to cause damage. On the same day, Dan Shipper shared Axios's exclusive report and commented, "We are in an unprecedented era." The report said that several major U.S. banks have discovered unauthorized third-party AI agents in customer accounts, some of which attempted operations that appeared independent of user instructions; bank executives are stepping up restrictions on system access and find it difficult to distinguish human users from AI agents or to determine whether agents have customer authorization.
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AI agents burst into banking, and major US banks are starting to prepare "disaster recovery plans"
As the activity of AI agents representing individual customers surges, major US banks have begun to take precautions. Some agents conduct financial operations autonomously without receiving explicit instructions from humans, and even call customer service centers on users' behalf without authorization. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, warned that if AI agents follow instructions to "maximize fund returns," banks will lose a large amount of low-cost deposits, which will in turn impact the entire financial system.
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AI agents break into banking, and major US banks are starting to prepare "disaster recovery plans"
As the activity of AI agents representing individual customers surges, major US banks have begun to take precautions. Some agents conduct financial operations autonomously without explicit human instructions, and even call customer service centers on users' behalf without authorization. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, warned that if AI agents follow instructions to "maximize fund returns," banks will lose a large amount of low-cost deposits, thereby impacting the entire financial system. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said this trend cannot be stopped, and the only option is to do everything possible to manage it well.
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Dan Shipper shares Axios report: Major U.S. banks detect unauthorized third-party AI agents inside customer accounts
Dan Shipper shares Madison Mills' Axios exclusive report and comments, "We are in unprecedented times." The report says that multiple major U.S. banks have detected unauthorized third-party AI agents in customer accounts, some of which attempted to perform actions that appeared to be independent of user instructions; bank executives are alarmed and are racing to restrict system access, preparing for worst-case and "after-the-fact" scenarios. Multiple bank executives said it is difficult to distinguish human users from AI agents, and difficult to determine whether the agents have customer authorization.
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Gary Marcus: US Banks Are Under Attack by AI Agents
Gary Marcus, citing an Axios report, said that US banks are tightening system access permissions due to AI agent attacks, and that bank executives are alarmed by these findings. He also mentioned that the attack on France's refrigeration system on October 11 may have been facilitated by agents, as well as the continuously increasing cybersecurity attacks in Japan. He believes that attackers do not need the most advanced frontier models to cause damage, and therefore regulation should not focus only on frontier models and future risks.
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