The FBI Discusses the Potential to Use AI to Hack Targets
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Update: after this article was published, the national press office for the FBI said in a statement that “Hemmen was discussing hypothetical FBI application of AI technology in the context of positive and negative outcomes resulting from the technology's development.” For clarity, 404 Media has updated the headline, included the FBI’s full statement below, but left the original article intact so readers can see the comments made at the conference. An FBI spokesperson told 404 Media that “DAD Hemmen was discussing hypothetical FBI application of AI technology in the context of positive and negative outcomes resulting from the technology's development. FBI's current deployment of AI is inventoried, reviewed, and reported per Executive Order requirements, OMB guidance, and guidance from other relevant authorities. All FBI operations are conducted in accordance with the Constitution, applicable statutes, executive orders, Department of Justice regulations and policies, and Attorney General guidelines.”
The FBI is using artificial intelligence in what it describes as “remote access operations,” FBI parlance for hacking, according to an FBI official.
The comments, given at a national security and AI conference 404 Media was attending, give an unusually candid admission of the FBI’s use of hacking tools, which are often shrouded in secrecy.
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