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rogue state

British  

noun

  1. a state that conducts its policy in a dangerously unpredictable way, disregarding international law or diplomacy

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According to many experts, the rogue state has made up for its exclusion from the global economy by creating an alarmingly effective cyberhacking program.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve started to say to governments, you should think of AI systems as kind of like countries that are arriving into the world, and misaligned AI systems as like rogue states,” Clark said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whether the use of force against other rogue states might now be appealing remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Could a maverick billionaire or rogue state go it alone and unleash a geoengineering project, without any official approval or oversight?

From Salon

They will make their choice via secure online voting, though this system has previously been criticised for its susceptibility to hackers and rogue state interference.

From BBC