Over a hundred tech companies ' including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft ' have signed an open letter urging both the private and public sectors to work together to defend themselves from AI-related cyber threats. The letter ' which was also signed by prominent cyber firms like CrowdStrike, Okta, and Fortinet, as well as prominent financial institutions and internet infrastructure firms ' calls for the adoption of new forms of cyber defense, while also encouraging governments at the 'local, national, and international levels' to collaborate on security. 'In the coming months, AI-enabled cyber attacks will become far more widespread and sophisticated as models around the world become increasingly capable,' the letter states. 'The companies and public services our communities depend on ' from hospitals to water treatment plants to the infrastructure that powers the internet ' are at risk.' The Hugging Face incident ' in which one of OpenAI's agents autonomously broke out of...
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