Should we worry about AI scare stories?

OpenAI says its artificial intelligence bots may have meddled with the websites of dozens of global institutions, including governments.

It's the latest in a string of warnings from the firms developing the technology, and comes just days after OpenAI's boss told the UN we need global standards on AI safety.

But the UK's former head of cyber security has told Sky News we shouldn't be too alarmed.

Technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe reports.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/openai-models-accessed-us-government-data-and-tried-to-hack-education-site-13591998

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