Computer security

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The following was copied from Computer Security - Cause Prioritization Wiki. Feel free to edit at will.

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One way by which AGIs might grow rapidly more powerful is by taking over poorly-protected computers on the Internet. Hardening computers and networks against such attacks would help reduce this risk.

Even without considering greater-than-human intelligences, poor computer security can still lead to harm to individuals or organizations through information leaks and harm to computer systems.

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