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GCHQ Chief Urges Action as AI Reshapes Cyber Threats

UK businesses have been urged to treat cyber security with far greater urgency as artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes the threats facing the country and its allies. Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, the UK’s top intelligence agency, issued the warning during the agency's first annual lecture at Bletchley Park on May 27. In a rare public speech, she said the UK and its allies face a narrowing window to stay ahead on technology, and that the risk of miscalculation is as high as she has seen in three decades in national security. The intervention follows a similar message last month from Richard Horne, head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) who said that fast-moving AI developments and geopolitical tensions are causing "tumultuous uncertainty.” A Front-Line Role…

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