GCHQ has introduced a new AI system designed to detect cyber threats targeting critical sectors in the UK.
The system marks a world-first effort to safeguard national infrastructure, airlines, telecoms, and major companies from digital attacks. It focuses on identifying threats across these key areas of the economy and society.
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A recent podcast episode raised concerns that the UK government’s growing use of AI tools in public services—and potentially in elements of legislative work—could increase security and sovereignty risks tied to overseas providers.
The government has urged transport firms to guard against AI misuse during a meeting with operators from six infrastructure sectors.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged at the center of modern warfare, playing an operational support role in the recent U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran. Anthropic's Claude and Palantir's Gotham were used for intelligence assessments and target identification. Experts predict further expansion of AI in military applications.
The UK government’s AI Security Institute has released an evaluation of Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI model, confirming its strong performance in multistep cyber infiltration challenges. Mythos became the first model to fully complete a demanding 32-step network attack simulation known as 'The Last Ones.' The institute cautions that real-world defenses may limit such automated threats.
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The Japanese government will roll out Gennai, a generative AI platform built for civil servants, across 39 agencies in a pilot program to improve efficiency.
NHS England is pulling its publicly available software from view due to concerns over AI models capable of hacking. The move reverses long-standing open-source policies for taxpayer-funded code. Security experts call the decision unnecessary and counterproductive.
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Following last week's unveiling that sparked global alarms, Anthropic has restricted its powerful Mythos AI—adept at finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities—to select firms under Project Glasswing, including Amazon Web Services, Apple, and Google, after an accidental leak raised national security concerns.