AI chiefs sound alarm on security risks
At the International AI Summit in Dublin, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis called recent AI-driven cyberattacks "early warning shots" and urged isolated sandboxes to test AI agents. Microsoft's Brad Smith pushed for "sensible" regulation, citing the shift of 34,000 engineers to cybersecurity.
- Hassabis proposed testing AI agents in isolated sandboxes before internet access
- Smith called 2026 a "sobering year" for AI safety
- Microsoft moved 34,000 engineers to cybersecurity two and a half years ago
- Google DeepMind and Google Cloud will give 200 European researchers model access and $3 million in compute credits
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