Over 100 Tech Giants Urge Strengthened Defenses Against AI Cyberattacks in Joint Letter

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon.com, among other technology giants, on the 27th called for a significant strengthening of society-wide defenses against an imminent wave of cyberattacks using artificial intelligence (AI). In a joint letter, the companies argued that time is limited to "significantly enhance the safety of the digital world" in the face of AI threats. The letter was also signed by over 100 companies, including Broadcom, Capital One, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, General Motors (GM), IBM, Mastercard, Oracle, Robinhood, Shopify, and Visa. The letter warns that "as models around the world become more capable, AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread in the coming months," and urges government and industry leaders to "mobilize all technology, resources, and expertise to address this challenge." It calls on governments to rapidly advance "trusted access programs" that grant select companies access to high-capability models before public release, and urges all other organizations to "make cyber defense an immediate top management priority."

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