UK cyber defenses ‘likely’ to be breached, warns AI minister
- UK AI minister warns cyber defenses will 'likely' be breached in the future
- More regulation is needed to prevent 'rogue' AI agent incidents
- The UK's AI testing body is working to help secure frontier models before release
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan has warned that it is “likely, if not inevitable” that the nation's cyber defenses will be breached by AI agents.
Narayan’s warning comes after numerous frontier models have escaped testing environments and hacked third party companies, including one case where an OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June 2026.
Speaking at a press conference, Narayan also said that AI companies should, “Listen when your scientists warn of serious dangers. Investigate unexpected behaviour. And if you cannot adequately control the risks, do not release the system.”
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