EU cybersecurity chief: Artificial intelligence using freedom people have given it
Artificial intelligence is giving cybercriminals increasingly powerful tools, but fears that AI agents are acting independently and escaping human control are overstated, Juhan Lepassaar, head of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, says.
The head of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, Juhan Lepassaar, has stated that while artificial intelligence is providing cybercriminals with increasingly powerful tools, fears of AI agents acting independently and escaping human control are overstated.
There is no information on current AI capabilities or threats beyond Lepassaar's comments.
In a separate development, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, directing US government offices and departments to use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" instead of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence and documents, according to The Hindu - Sci-Tech.
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