AI giants warn of cybersecurity apocalypse in months
openai, anthropic, and 100+ companies warn of imminent ai-enabled cyberattacks, calling for collective response and immediate leadership priority on cyber defense.
over 100 companies, including openai and anthropic, have signed a letter warning of an imminent cybersecurity apocalypse, stating that organizations have mere months to prepare for ai-enabled cyberattacks. the letter calls for a collective response, suggests that every organization should make cyber defense an immediate leadership priority, and urges governments to give hospitals, water utilities, and local governments access to capable defensive ai. this warning comes as hackers have targeted over 100 us water systems in july, according to the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency. the agency observed malicious cyber activity targeting programmable logic controllers, which can monitor or control equipment. the letter does not include specific commitments, deadlines, or investments.