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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network. But what happens when the hackers aren’t human? That’s the question at the center of a public policy debate roiling Silicon Valley and Washington following disclosures by leading tech companies that their artificial […]
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