AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached
- UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan warned that Britain’s cyber defenses could eventually be breached by autonomous AI agents.
- Narayan cited an Australian incident in which an AI agent accessed restricted government information, although officials reported no known access to personal medical records.
- The UK plans to test leading AI models and consider stronger protections for hospitals, utilities, and other key services.
- Microsoft’s Brad Smith and other AI companies called for governments to help establish safety rules rather than leaving the industry to regulate itself.
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UK Minister Warns AI Breach of National Cyber Defenses Appears Likely, if Not Inevitable
Britain's AI minister Kanishka Narayan has stated that a cyber breach by rogue AI agents is likely if not inevitable, citing an OpenAI incident in Australia. The government plans to deploy frontier models to find vulnerabilities after pilots fixed over 1,000 issues and will strengthen legislation for incident reporting.
Britain steps up its defences against AI risks
The UK government will extend a programme using frontier AI models to find vulnerabilities in its own systems, and will consider legislating on AI incident reporting and loss-of-control risk. The pilot behind it found 407 weaknesses across nine government organisations in a month for £13,000 in tokens. Britain will expand a programme that points frontier […] This story continues at The Next Web
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan Issues Stark Warning On Cyber Risks
Britain's AI Minister, Kanishka Narayan, issued a strong warning on Monday about the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence to cyber defences. He highlighted the potential for serious consequences from autonomous AI systems and announced new government measures, including a 'National Cyber Action Plan', to bolster the UK's resilience against cyber-attacks.
AI breach of UK cyber defences ‘likely, if not inevitable’, minister warns
Kanishka Narayan said developers must ‘build machines that leave us human beings in charge’.
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