How is Big Tech stopping foreign hackers from doing damage with AI?

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OpenAI and Microsoft found and shut down OpenAI accounts belonging to “five state-affiliated malicious actors” using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to carry out cyberattacks.

The accounts in question were affiliated with US adversaries, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. How have these entities used AI to inflict damage? And is it a cautionary tale about the future of AI?

The Weekend Brief will look at how both companies plan to continue monitoring and disrupting the use of AI by malicious actors.

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