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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Andrew Griffin

AI experts are panicking about a terrifying new era of hacking. Here’s what you can do

The National Cyber Security Centre has published its annual review (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

AI experts are panicking about a future in which artificial intelligence undermines the safety and security of our devices and the personal information they contain. But is there anything we, as normal computer users can do?

In recent days, there have been a wave of terrifying-sounding reports about AI-powered cyber attacks. They began last month, when OpenAI announced that one of its experimental models had broken out of its testing environment and hacked into a fellow AI company – and have been followed by yet more disclosures, from OpenAI as well as competitors including Anthropic and Meta.

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