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Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems

Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite of our predators," Joshua Corman, executive in residence for public safety and resilience at […]

So what

What this event means by reading role—not a longer recap.

  • ResearcherMcDowall notes a dearth of research on using AI to defend energy systems beyond red teaming, pointing to an open gap for defensive AI work.
  • InvestorOpenAI pledged $1 billion toward subsidizing training and model access for critical-infrastructure defense, signaling a new funding channel in energy cybersecur

Score dimensions

Higher total means read first. Each bar is one factor we use to rank the system pool. How we score

RelevanceHow tightly this is about AI.
82
ImpactHow much this could change the field or the market.
70
NoveltyHow new this is versus a recap.
45
CredibilityHow much we trust the source.
80
ActionabilityWhether a reader can do something with it.
55
Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems · AboutAI