Terrorists could use driverless cars to commit attacks

恐怖分子可能利用无人驾驶汽车发动袭击。

World in 10

2025-07-01

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The UN has raised concerns about extremists weaponising emerging AI technologies. Could hacking fleets of autonomous vehicles become a devastating shortcut to mass casualty events? Dr William Allchorn of ARU explores the evolving threat landscape and unpacks the risks. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.  Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio  Read more: www.thetimes.com  Photo: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Welcome to the World in 10.

  • In an increasingly uncertain world,

  • this is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.

  • Today with me, Alex Dibble and Stuart Willey.

  • It's an alarming warning from the UN that fleets of AI-driven vehicles could be hijacked by malicious actors carry out attacks,

  • it's brought attention to the potential for these new technologies to be weaponised by extremists.

  • It's an issue rapidly heading up the agendas of policy makers around the world,

  • given just how vulnerable we all could be to such attacks.

  • With us to consider the risks is Dr William Ulcorn,

  • an extremism specialist at Anglia Ruskin University.

  • He's a senior fellow at their International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute.

  • William, this is a pretty stark warning from the UN Office of Counterterrorism.

  • How worried should we be about the malicious use of artificial intelligence?