Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability

The Justice Department and Silicon Valley are debating legal accountability for cyberattacks conducted by autonomous AI systems rather than human hackers.
The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network
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