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New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate

Concerns over the potential risks of the technology are rising as new AI models become more powerful, heightening both the potential for misuse by people with criminal aims.

CDF News DeskSecurityWeek14 Sept 2026, 7:01 pm
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CDF REPORT

Concerns over the potential risks of the technology are rising as new AI models become more powerful, heightening both the potential for misuse by people with criminal aims.

What remains unknown

The available reporting does not establish which organizations or systems have been directly affected.

The available reporting does not establish whether the issue is being actively exploited in the wild.

The available reporting does not establish who is behind the activity, if an attacker is involved.

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