🏛️ Politics 3h ago · Sam Clark, Ketrin Jochecová

Cyberattack on French supermarkets tells us more about food security than AI safety

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The cyberattack last week that hit hundreds of French supermarket refrigerators had Europeans wondering if the nonstop warnings about AI risks had finally landed in the real world.



They hadn’t — at least, not yet.



Experts say the attack, which forced hundreds of retailers to throw away defrosted food and spoiled milk, was mostly a reminder of the importance of old-school cybersecurity in safeguarding essential goods and services.



The attack is a “typical example” of how “low-key c

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