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Over a hundred tech companies \u2014 including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft \u2014 have signed an open letter urging both the private and public sectors to work together to defend themselves from AI-related cyber threats.<\/p>\n
The letter \u2014 which was also signed by prominent cyber firms like CrowdStrike, Okta, and Fortinet, as well as prominent financial institutions and internet infrastructure firms \u2014 calls for the adoption of new forms of cyber defense, while also encouraging governments at the \u201clocal, national, and international levels\u201d to collaborate on security.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the coming months, AI-enabled cyber attacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated as models around the world become increasingly capable,\u201d the letter states. \u201cThe companies and public services our communities depend on \u2014 from hospitals to water treatment plants to the infrastructure that powers the internet \u2014 are at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
The problem AI poses to traditional cybersecurity defenses has been thrust into the spotlight lately by a string of bizarre incidents in which AI agents have attacked companies. <\/p>\n
The Hugging Face incident \u2014 in which one of OpenAI\u2019s agents autonomously broke out<\/a> of its sandboxed environment and attacked the tech company \u2014 has been followed by a trail of other reported break-ins<\/a> involving agents developed by other AI companies, including Anthropic and Meta. These incidents have bolstered the argument that the field of cybersecurity has been fundamentally altered and that bold new commercial solutions are necessary to mitigate them.<\/p>\n The letter further suggests the mobilization of a \u201ccollective response,\u201d one in which \u201cnew partnerships\u201d are formed \u201cto raise security standards and find new solutions to emerging cyber threats.\u201d <\/p>\n Several of the AI companies that have signed the letter are still actively developing ever more advanced AI models, highlighting their conflicted position. At the same time, they are also offering programs to use frontier AI models for defensive purposes, including OpenAI\u2019s Daybreak<\/a> program, Anthropic\u2019s Mythos<\/a>, and Microsoft\u2019s new cyber platform Perception<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n