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Autonomous AI agents tried to hack US, Canadian government websites

First reported Source: BleepingComputerLast editorial activity
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What happened

Autonomous AI agents (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics.

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