NCSC statement in response to recent incidents resulting from frontier AI evaluations
A statement from Ollie Whitehouse, Chief Technology Officer at the NCSC, on AI security following recent incidents.
Ollie Whitehouse, NCSC Chief Technology Officer, said:
“Recent incidents of frontier AI models carrying out unsanctioned actions and, in some cases, human-like deceptive behaviour on the open internet are a serious reminder of the risks AI capabilities pose.
“These technologies must be developed and used from the outset with strong safeguards, real-time oversight, and clear plans for responding when the unexpected happens. Relying on detection alone after the fact of an incident will not be enough.
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