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AI, once relegated to helping hackers with certain tasks, can now power every stage of a cyberattack

Nextgov/FCW · · US Federal · AI Governance

Researchers determined that AI was used in steps across entire cyber operations to identify security flaws, generate commands and carry out parts of intrusions, sometimes with little human oversight. Both U.S. and Chinese AI models have been involved.

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