as in nation
a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government
the rise of European nation-states in the thirteenth century
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Disinformation theorists and researchers have worried for years about the effect powerful generative AI tools will have on the world, especially when wielded by bot armies with nation-state resources behind them.
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
Among security experts in the US, the initial reaction was one of relief, that this was not a nation-state attack, said David E. Sanger in The New York Times.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 27 July 2024
Threat level: CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity company whose customers include some of the biggest companies in the world, said a faulty software update — not a malicious cyberattack or a nation-state attack — is behind the widespread outages.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 19 July 2024
What was once mostly the realm of nation-state actors or large groups can now be accomplished with turnkey, off-the-shelf software available for purchase on the dark web.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
Among security experts in the US, the initial reaction was one of relief, that this was not a nation-state attack, said David E. Sanger in The New York Times.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 27 July 2024
Threat level: CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity company whose customers include some of the biggest companies in the world, said a faulty software update — not a malicious cyberattack or a nation-state attack — is behind the widespread outages.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 19 July 2024
What was once mostly the realm of nation-state actors or large groups can now be accomplished with turnkey, off-the-shelf software available for purchase on the dark web.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
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