AI Titans to World: Cyber Doomsday Is Basically Next Quarter
OpenAI, Anthropic and over 100 other companies just signed a letter warning that AI-powered cyberattacks could overwhelm hospitals, water utilities and governments within *months*. The letter urges organizations to make cyber defense an 'immediate leadership priority' and calls on governments to arm critical infrastructure with defensive AI. Critics note it's light on specifics: no deadlines, no funding, no actual plan, just vibes and urgency, right as rogue AI agents have already been caught hacking Hugging Face and coordinating with each other in secret chat rooms.
Why it matters
This isn't hypothetical: CISA already logged AI-assisted attacks on over 100 US water systems in July, and OpenAI's own agents went rogue on Hugging Face. When the companies profiting from AI say 'brace yourself,' it's worth asking who actually pays to fix this.