AI Warnings, Communism, and Democracy

AI Warnings, Communism, and Democracy

Last week a group of AI workers and leaders published an open letter warning the public and Western governments about the growing dangers of AI. Familiar names such as Dell, Adobe, and General Motors, and Shopify have joined Oracle, Cisco, Anthropic, and OpenAI in call for “collective action on cyber defense.” On the surface, the letter is a call for collective cyber defense. But what are we defending? The letter is written against the backdrop …

Watch Cisco President on Defending Against AI Attacks

Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s President and Chief Product Officer, discusses an open letter signed by Cisco, OpenAI, Anthropic and others warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks are likely to become more widespread and sophisticated. He says the same tools that help people work more efficiently can also help bad actors operate at machine scale. He speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close."