German cybersecurity chief criticizes AI providers' lax safeguards

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2026-10-22
Berlin (dpa) - The head of Germany's top cybersecurity authority has criticized leading providers of artificial intelligence (AI) for their lax approach to IT security.  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......
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