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How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools

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AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

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How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

·San Francisco, United States
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The advance of artificial intelligence in the detection of vulnerabilities could alter the balance between privacy and state surveillance, reducing some available flaws for hacking tools and rekindling pressure to create backdoors. *** Matthew Green argues that AI could help find and correct vulnerabilities more quickly, hindering some hacking operations. Researchers are divided between those who anticipate a shortage of zero-days and those who …

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TechCrunch broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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