"AI set to help cyber attackers more than defenders", UK official warns

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned that artificial intelligence is currently positioned to provide greater advantages to cyber attackers than defenders, as attackers face fewer constraints when deploying AI autonomously. Dave Chismon, the NCSC's chief technology officer for architecture, said attackers can allow AI agents to operate with broad autonomy, while defenders must account for the risk that autonomous systems could disrupt or damage the networks they are intended to p