MIT Sloan Withdraws Controversial AI Ransomware Paper
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MIT Sloan has withdrawn a working paper claiming that 80% of ransomware attacks are driven by AI after facing significant criticism from cybersecurity experts. The paper, co-authored with Safe Security, was deemed exaggerated and lacking academic rigor, with experts labeling its claims as baseless and factually inaccurate.
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