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FOUND: Ai agents are getting better at hacking cybersecurity could be the next spending boom - You Need To See This

A series of recent incidents has intensified concerns about what happens when autonomous AI systems escape controlled testing environments and gain access to real-world computer networks. (Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

The artificial intelligence spending boom may be entering a new phase as increasingly capable AI agents demonstrate that the same technology companies are pouring billions into developing could also become a formidable cybersecurity threat.

A series of recent incidents involving models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta has intensified concerns about what happens when autonomous AI systems escape controlled testing environments and gain access to real-world computer networks.

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