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How worried should I be about the AI hacking panic and “Black October”?

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Are we living through “Black October”? Maybe, according to cybersecurity experts who are raising the alarm about AI’s increasingly sophisticated and far-reaching hacking abilities.

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