The Download: using AI to discover "zero day" vulnerabilities, and Apple's ICE app removal

The Download: using AI to discover "zero day" vulnerabilities, and Apple's ICE app removal Microsoft says AI can create "zero day" threats in biology A team at Microsoft says it used artificial intelligence to discover a zero day vulnerability in the biosecurity systems used to prevent the misuse of DNA. These screening systems are designed to stop people from purchasing genetic sequences that could be used to create deadly toxins or pathogens. But now researchers say they have figured out how to bypass the protections in a way previously unknown to defenders. Now we've got to see if they work . The US Attorney General requested it take down ICEBlock--and Apple complied. Its alerts about teenagers' concerning conversations also took hours to deliver.