SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities
AI Weaponisation Enabling Escalation Pathways in Aerial, Chemical and Nuclear Domains
4/5Sector: DefenceGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI systems now demonstrably exceed human performance in aerial combat, autonomous cyberattack generation, and chemical weapons discovery, whilst military actors are exploring AI control over nuclear assets. Boards in the defence sector face immediate fiduciary and regulatory exposure as these capabilities outpace existing governance frameworks and international oversight mechanisms.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — X-Risk Analysis for AI Research (Hendrycks2022) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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