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Data poisoning can make an AI system dangerous to use, potentially posing threats such as chemically poisoning a food or water supply. ArtemisDiana/iStock via Getty Images

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M. Hadi Amini, Florida International University and Ervin Moore, Florida International University Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor...

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Tami S. Rowen, University of California, San Francisco When President Donald Trump adamantly proclaimed in a press conference on...

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