The AI security center's establishment follows an NSA study that identified securing AI models from theft and sabotage as a major national security challenge. The center will work closely with U.S. industry, national labs, academia, the Department of Defense, and international partners. Nakasone is to be succeeded by Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as the dual leader of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command.
Key takeaways:
- The National Security Agency (NSA) is starting an artificial intelligence security center to secure AI models from theft and sabotage, as AI capabilities are increasingly integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems.
- The center will be incorporated into the NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, working with private industry and international partners to protect the U.S. defense-industrial base against threats, particularly from China and Russia.
- Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, the outgoing director of the NSA, emphasized that while AI assists in decision-making, the final decisions are made by humans.
- The AI security center will work closely with U.S. industry, national labs, academia, the Department of Defense, and international partners, contributing to the development of best practices guidelines, principles, evaluation methodology, and risk frameworks for AI security.