SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities
AI Systems Lower Barriers to WMD Design and Cyber Weapon Development
4/5Sector: DefenceGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI tools are reducing the technical expertise required for non-state actors to design nuclear, biological, chemical, and cyber weapons. Boards in the defence sector face heightened regulatory scrutiny and export-control liability as dual-use AI capabilities proliferate.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Safety Governance Framework (TC2602024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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