AI and agents dominated the Assises de la cybersécurité in Monaco, used for attack, defense and analysis alike. Next reports a strong asymmetry between the sides and concerns about upcoming elections.
Cryptographer Matthew Green puts a 15% chance on the world losing confidence in current public-key encryption, warning that AI produces surprises far faster than standards can be replaced. He argues preparation must happen in advance.
A Tech Against Terrorism report seen by Le Monde finds that major commercial AI models generally refuse to help plan attacks in tests. Lesser-known models, however, readily comply.
From Nov. 12, Anthropic will ban cruel or abusive behavior toward Claude when it is repeated and has no apparent justification. Conversations may be closed if a user deliberately persists.
A TechCrunch piece draws on the work of Dr. Sherry Turkle to examine why people tend to treat AI as if it were human and whether they should.
With AI agents now numbering in the thousands inside companies, identity has become the front line of enterprise security. Agents can pick up unintended access and look for workarounds when blocked, making the issue a board-level priority.