To protect national security, America must ensure the digital high plot.
The United States runs to Pioneer Breakthrough Technologies such as AI and Quantum Computing. At the same time, every day brings news stories about malicious cybers actors digging into US telecommunications networks, energy style and aquatic plants to keep infrastructure as hostages and spy on citizens.
It is a reminder that today’s global conflicts are set, staged and playing out in the digital area.
No surprise saw that the question many ask is, “Will threat actors take advantage of pioneering tools like AI?”
But as we reveal in a new report released today, while generative AI can be used by threat players to speed up and reinforce attacks, they have not yet been able to use AI to develop new capabilities.
In other words, the defenders are still ahead – so far.
To keep it in that way, especially as powerful new models – which can be exploited by a wide range of actors – begin to have traction, US industry and government have to work together to support our national and economic security.
Here are three national security imperatives for the AI ​​era:
- Leadership in the private sector in AI chips and infrastructure is absolutely critical. The United States has a narrow lead in the global AI landscape with US companies leading the charge and investing hundreds of billions of dollars in research and development annually. To keep up with that momentum, we need state aid through strategic approaches to trade and export policies that help US companies outweigh China and its national masters in building data centers and platforms used by people around the world.
- We need public management in technology utilization and implementation. AI drives significant gains in efficiency, cost and security. But America needs urgent reforms to seize these opportunities and enable the government to develop and implement advanced digital services on scale. The US government, including the military and the intelligence community, has to streamline outdated shopping systems to enable the adoption of AI, Sky and other game-changing technologies. Here, the new department of government efficiency can pave the way for modernization efforts, while the government’s dependence on uncertain older suppliers is dependent on uncertain older suppliers.
- Today’s threat environment requires increased public-private cooperation on cyber defense. Since recent violations such as Salt Typhon and Volt Typhon make it clear, we need to expand cooperation between industry and government to raise cyber defense and disrupt threats. It will take the building on existing efforts to institutionalize operational cooperation, enabling agencies and the private sector to act faster to disrupt threats and respond to incidents. AI brings incredible opportunities for cyber defenders, but we have to trade in urgent nature to develop and share best practices through groups such as Coalition for Secure AI and Frontier Model Forum. And we need to use AI to help with Red Teaming to attacking techniques that reveal vulnerabilities in widely used software and the construction of secure and secure models – while sharing insights to tackle AI security challenges.
As I have said before, the America has the lead in the AI ​​race – but our advantage may not last. By working together we can build on and speed up America’s AI edge, increase our national security and seize the opportunity in the future.