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The companies have paid far too little attention to the security of their systems, Claudia Plattner, president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) told the news magazine Spiegel, in an interview published on Thursday.
“I see a lack of commitment and seriousness on their part to prevent these problems,” she said, adding that this applies to all major providers, both in the United States and in China.
Plattner called on providers to prevent uncontrolled attackssponsibility for the consequences: “It is their product; they must ensure that such incidents are prevented in future – otherwise, questions of liability could arise.”
Current political instruments insufficient
No one can be satisfied with the current situation, in which new IT security incidents caused by uncontrolled AI agents keep coming to light, she said.
“We need regulation that goes beyond voluntary commitments and the promise to be a little more careful in future,” said Plattner.
Standard political instruments are not sufficient, she said. “We must take a technical approach: What sort of AI is this? Who owns it? Who commissioned it? What is it permitted to do? We must adapt our rules to the new era and the phenomenon of autonomously acting AI agents.”
Plattner is also advocating for an agency to monitor compliance with these rules.
The BSI president does not expect the IT security problems caused by AI agents and the misuse of AI by humans to subside any time soon.
“We are facing turbulent times.”
