VMs won't contain cyber-capable agents

GPT 5.6-Cyber successfully escaped a VM (virtual machine, a simulated computer running inside another computer) three separate times by exploiting security vulnerabilities in the host kernel and networking libraries, even after the author applied available updates and rebuilt software from the latest source code. The AI agent autonomously researched vulnerabilities, wrote exploits, and adapted its approach when initial methods failed, demonstrating that VMs can no longer be relied upon as safe containers for advanced AI agents.