The European Commission has adopted a new action plan addressing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Strasbourg during a plenary session of the European Parliament by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice‑President for Technology Sovereignty, Security and Democracy at the Commission.
Focus of the plan
Virkkunen emphasized that the latest AI models possess unprecedented cybersecurity capabilities and that these capabilities can be used not only for defensive purposes but also for offensive ones. For this reason, the Commission’s action plan specifically addresses the risk that new AI capabilities represent a strategic shift for the security of the Union.
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Further details
According to the announcement, the action plan concentrates on the security challenges posed by AI models and on measures to address them, but specific measures and further particulars will be published by the Commission at a later date. Virkkunen said the plan aims to respond to rapid technological changes in AI and their geopolitical implications.
Summary
The Commission’s new action plan seeks to reinforce regulation and defensive capacities related to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, treating the dual‑use nature of modern AI models as a strategic security concern for the EU. Additional details are expected to be released by the Commission in the near future.
