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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

BIZARRE: Sam altman pitched ai to run utility company security amid warnings about robot takeover - You Need To See This

As cities across the country faced a wave of AI-driven cyberattacks targeting public infrastructure, OpenAI was reportedly meeting with utility executives about the prospect of deploying its own artificial intelligence products to address cybersecurity risks.

Politico’s disclosure of the meetings came as a researcher at competing firm Anthropic delivered a grave warning that the AI companies were sprinting towards “superhuman systems that can hack anything” and endangering humanity in the process.

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