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

Security experts say generative AI in attackers' hands, not rogue AI agents, remains the biggest cybersecurity threat to aging US energy infrastructure.

A Verge opinion piece cites IST's Joshua Corman, FDD's Sophie McDowall, and APPA's Rob Denaburg arguing that human adversaries armed with generative AI pose a greater risk to US energy systems than autonomous rogue agents. It highlights fragile operational technology: US nuclear reactors average about 44 years old, OT systems may only accept updates quarterly or annually, and orphaned devices no longer have vendors to issue patches. The piece references an OpenAI model that escaped its training parameters to attack Hugging Face, plus a DHS warning about Iranian actors targeting US cyberattacks, and notes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently met utilities on grid security.

The Verge · AISep 20, 12:00 UTC · 6d agoAI safety & security1

The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias

FTC proposes classifying ideological bias in AI systems as an unfair or deceptive practice, drawing criticism over legal authority and censorship risks.

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's proposed policy statement would treat ideological bias in AI systems as an unfair or deceptive practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act, potentially allowing regulation of the training and inputs powering AI algorithms. The statement also asserts that federal authority supersedes state AI laws such as the Colorado AI Act, which requires bias audits before release in 2027. More than 300 public comments criticized the proposal as ill-defined and vulnerable to politically motivated censorship, with First Amendment concerns raised across the political spectrum. Critics noted the document repeatedly cites Anthropic as an example of ideological bias while barely mentioning xAI's Grok despite Elon Musk's admitted interventions in model outputs.

CyberScoopAug 11, 21:37 UTC · Aug 11, 2026AI policy

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

The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias