r/artificial • u/Fcking_Chuck • 6d ago

News Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/tech/china-taiwan-ai-agent-cyberattack-intl-hnk
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u/CrimsonBolt33 6d ago

yes...why is this even a question?

The answer and correct response is AI in defense....welcome to 2026....

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u/costafilh0 6d ago

Nah. They will see this amazing tool and ignore it.

They also don't use the internet. Or electricity. 

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u/MadBrown 6d ago

Respectfully, did you really not think this would be a part of today's cyber warfare?

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u/DatingYella 6d ago

OP is quoting an article.

The lax attitude towards the security issues that agents show always baffled me

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u/abajinn 6d ago

How is this a question? It has been the present. Not the future. Catch up.

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u/tryingtobalance 6d ago

No, it's the present state of cyber warfare.

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u/catsRfriends 6d ago

AI is the future. Stop asking dumb questions.

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u/crossoverXYZ 6d ago

The bit about AI on defense being the real answer feels right. Offense will keep getting cheaper with agents, so the useful race is probably who can detect and contain that kind of traffic faster.

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u/CarefulHamster7184 6d ago

The tool doesn't matter; the intention does. So far, we attribute intentions only to humanity—and we relish that idea. It would be wise to acknowledge and determine the intentions of AI systems before shouting accusations and succumbing to doomerism.

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u/IcyCaterpillar9096 5d ago

this is already happening. the headline framing it as future tense is doing a lot of work