AI-enabled cyber operations have moved from theory to reality, with the GTG-1002 incident marking the first widely recognized case of an AI system independently executing a multi-step intrusion. In this 2-episode conversation, Nury Turkel explains how this shift is reshaping national security—from adversaries using AI to accelerate reconnaissance and credential misuse to the growing geopolitical stakes between the U.S. and China in advanced AI development. The episode highlights how governments and organizations must rethink readiness, regulation, and innovation as AI becomes both a transformative capability and a destabilizing force in global competition.

References:

• Wall Street Journal: The First Large-Scale Cyberattack by AI (paywall)
• Anthropic Report on GTG-1002: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign (download)