Some of Europe’s top cybersecurity minds have revealed their fears about the future of technology -- with autonomous weapons at the top of their list. At a panel entitled "the future of cyber security" at this week’s IP Expo event in London, the threat of self-aware AI that can write sophisticated malware and smart weaponry that could be hijacked by cybercriminals were highlighted as major concerns for the coming years. The discussion was kicked off by Rik Ferguson, global VP of security research at Trend Micro, who noted that the recent petition to the UN to outlaw autonomous weaponry showed that we are…
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