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The Army Wants to Sic AI Agents on Its Enemies. What Could Go Wrong?

Documents obtained by The Intercept show the military is trying to deploy autonomous AI agents to hack its adversaries. The post The Army Wants to Sic AI Agents on Its Enemies. What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on The Intercept .

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