AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class

mattlondon

Surely surely there are apps that use AI to watch you while you do at-home pilates and tell you if you are doing it wrong, need to suck in that bit or straighten that bit?

jabron

Is it even possible to "hack" an API that has no authorisation for any of its methods?

jp0d

Posted two days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49236439

coldtea

"Asked for a car, they got me a Claude subscription. How's that for being born under a bad sign?"

skeledrew

Old news framed as something fresh. That "happened in April" may as well read "happened 2 years ago" and is like saying someone was caught jay walking.

milgrim

Guess this will become common now. I used Claude to write a small application to monitor free appointments for driving license renewal at my DMV. Instead of waiting 6 months I was able to get an appointment within a few days.

supriyo-biswas

I can't help but think that this is a submarine[1] paid for by OpenAI or Anthropic as a way of garnering public sentiment for AI regulation. [1] https://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

hypfer

AI just doing what 17yo hackers with skills but lack of fully developed morals would've done. Just without the skin in the game. ...And with a fully grown adult requesting it to do so with zero care or due diligence. Just a whoopsie after the fact. Why would they let media take photos of them?? I suppose as a "look this could've happened to anyone"? But it actually can't. I guess they also must've realized that, given that the bbc interview was declined. So good on them I guess.

faangguyindia

Lately, anytime I want to do anything, AI from Anthropic and OpenAI gets in the way; even simply putting a logo where watermarks from free services exist is now impossible. I am off to DeepSeek Flash now.

laurels-marts

Those that have, more will be given. Those that do not, more will be taken.

seltzered_

The original deleted blog post on the 'ai agent hacks gym' story was back from April 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20260516025532/https://www.affin...

glimshe

BREAKING NEWS: Thief uses AI to break into unlocked storage shed

zombot

Every online service there is is getting cracked and its user data downloaded without consequences (for the service, that is. Users get their identities stolen). Maybe the onslaught of the bots will finally make safety a serious concern.

gos9

“Hacker News” not knowing what “hacking” is anymore, lmao