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UK government AI finds 500 public sector vulnerabilities

The UK government's AI minister, Kanishka Narayan, announced that an AI model identified 500 vulnerabilities within significant public sector areas. This discovery was made after the government spent £13,000 to utilize the AI tool for problem identification. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential for AI to identify systemic risks in public infrastructure.

RANK_REASON AI model identifies vulnerabilities in public sector systems. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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UK government AI finds 500 public sector vulnerabilities

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "The AI minister Kanishka Narayan has revealed the government found 500 new vulnerabilities in "significant areas of the public sector" after paying £13,000 to

    "The AI minister Kanishka Narayan has revealed the government found 500 new vulnerabilities in "significant areas of the public sector" after paying £13,000 to use an AI model to look into potential problems. " Yeah, I might need to see some details before I believe a fucking wor…