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Classified estimates show the NSA is paying billions to test AI models

178 points · 108 comments · rdmuser

bhouston · 1790350930 · focus · HN ↗
"Testing"? Sure, Jan.
They would have to be incompetent if they were not using them both for security penetration as well as social engineering / election meddling as everyone else is.
1. vrganj · 1790351081 · focus · HN ↗
  Midterms are coming up in the US :-)
  1. bhouston · 1790351328 · focus · HN ↗
    I am not sure the NSA has been turned inward at this point.
    I was thinking more of the Alberta Separatist referendum (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/12069878/foreign-influence-watchdog-aware-of-concerns-alberta-referendum/" rel="nofollow">https://globalnews.ca/news/12069878/foreign-influence-watchd...) as well as against leftist politics in South America (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/trump-brazil-election-interference" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/trump-brazil-e...)
    Although there is evidence Israel was targeting US elections, including trying to harm Mamdani's chances: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackCore_election_interference_scandal" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackCore_election_interferenc...
    786562354238 · 1790355525 · focus · HN ↗
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    arcticfox · 1790356935 · focus · HN ↗
    Branding anyone against Israel's actions "a Hamas supporter" is just so vapid. Mamdani has repeatedly condemned Hamas.
    jdkfkgmgm · 1790357802 · focus · HN ↗
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