OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack

'Sobering moment'The incident has prompted fresh questions about the capabilities of advanced AI systems and whether existing safeguards are sufficient as the technology becomes more powerful.

Defending an online platform now means treating the data and model surface as a first-class attack surface, and using AI on defence to keep pace.

Spencer Starkey, an executive at cyber-security firm SonicWall, told the BBC the incident made it clear organisations needed to "step up" their own defences and "treat cyber resilience as a core operational priority".