Trump AI plan pushes critical infrastructure to use AI for cyber defense

The Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan calls for companies and governments to lean into the technology when protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.

But it also recognizes that these systems are themselves vulnerable to hacking and manipulation, and calls for industry adoption of “secure by design” technology design standards to limit their attack surfaces.

The White House plan, released Wednesday, calls for critical infrastructure owners — particularly those with “limited financial resources” — to deploy AI tools to protect their information and operational technologies.

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