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Europol has warned that the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly involving Iran, increases the risk of terrorism, violent extremism, and cyberattacks in the European Union. The agency highlights the potential use of increasingly sophisticated AI in cyberattacks and online fraud, posing a credible future threat to EU infrastructure and security.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the use of sophisticated AI in cyberattacks and online fraud related to the conflict, indicating AI system involvement. However, the harms described (terrorism, cyberattacks, extremism) are potential and anticipated rather than realized incidents. There is no report of an actual AI-driven attack or harm having occurred yet. Therefore, this constitutes an AI Hazard, as the AI systems' use could plausibly lead to incidents involving harm to communities and infrastructure in the future, but no direct or indirect harm has yet materialized.[AI generated]
