Tech Giants Urge Global Push to Strengthen Cyber Defences Ahead of AI-Driven Attacks
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More than 100 firms including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI signed an open letter urging governments and critical‑infrastructure operators to harden cyber defences as AI makes attacks faster and more sophisticated; they call for defensive AI, testing at hospitals and water utilities, and broader, responsible access to frontier AI tools to aid defenders. The appeal follows recent breaches attributed to Chinese hackers and AI-enabled security incidents, and it comes amid policy discussions like the Kill Switch Act and warnings from experts like Geoffrey Hinton about AI risks.
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- 'We have a limited window': 116 companies, entities sign on to major AI cyber defense push CNBC
- What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack WIRED
- Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats Axios
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