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On the recordDecember 11, 2017
But whether that attack is made today or Valentine's Day next year, an artificial intelligence system might make that decision.
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the potential for AI to autonomously initiate cyber attacks.

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