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Ratcliffe Compares Cyberoffensive Tools to Digital Nuclear Threats
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned that AI-driven cyberoffensive tools can be compared to digital nuclear weapons, citing their potential to fuel rivalries among global powers. Ratcliffe made the comparison in a speech at the Amazon Web Services summit in Washington, where he discussed the spy agency’s efforts to acquire private-sector products. The warning comes as the US and other nations are racing to develop advanced AI capabilities, with some predictions suggesting that these technologies could fundamentally transform both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. This development was first reported by Global Village Space.