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

August 31, 2026 Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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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