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AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready

Autonomous AI systems are fully capable of carrying out a nightmare cyberattack scenario – finding and attacking critical operational technology and industrial equipment, and shutting down access to water, power, and other daily life necessities. If this happens, defenders may on…

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