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"Black October": AI cyber scare gets a Y2K comparison
Original: Inside "Black October": AI's cyber scare delivers a Y2K lesson
Reports on "Black October" describe a period of alarm over AI-driven cyber threats that echoed the Y2K panic of the late 1990s. The coverage suggests fears of AI-enabled hacking largely failed to materialise as predicted, and commentators are using the episode as a lesson in how hype can outrun reality when new technology risks are assessed.
Why now: New analysis is revisiting the AI cyberattack fears of October and comparing the overreaction to the Y2K scare.
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