AI leaders fear a 'catastrophic cyberattack' within a year

AI company leaders including OpenAI and Anthropic are conducting crisis simulations to prepare for a potential catastrophic cyberattack involving AI within a year, focusing on managing political and public fallout rather than prevention. The US government is urging immediate incident disclosure and corrective actions but faces legal challenges in holding AI developers accountable due to gaps in current cybersecurity and product liability laws.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.