Washington, July 1 -- CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned that artificial intelligence-powered tools can become the "digital nuclear weapons", arguing that the rapid advancements in technology could fuel rivalries between global powers and transform the future of cyber warfare for better or worse.
Speaking at the Amazon Web Services summit in Washington on Tuesday, Ratcliffe said AI was becoming a decisive factor in the strategic rivalry between the US and its adversaries.
"AI tools will only continue to raise the stakes in our competition with all of America's adversaries," Ratcliffe said, adding that it would be "not misplaced to refer to their capabilities as akin to digital nuclear weapons."The CIA chief made the remarks while disc...