116 Tech Companies Sign Joint Letter Urging Prioritization of AI-Era Cybersecurity

A coalition of 116 companies and organizations, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Hugging Face, has signed a joint letter urging governments and enterprises to prioritize cybersecurity. The coalition calls for immediate, decisive action to strengthen defenses against increasingly sophisticated AI-powered cyber threats. As AI models rapidly evolve, they can be leveraged by malicious actors to automate and scale cyberattacks, posing severe risks to critical infrastructure like hospitals and water plants. This joint initiative represents a major industry-wide alignment to establish proactive defense mechanisms and policy frameworks before these threats escalate. The letter advocates for "Trusted Access Programs" to grant vetted organizations early access to frontier models for defensive testing, and urges governments to fund cybersecurity for under-resourced public infrastructure. It also highlights the need for organizations to upgrade security systems using a combination of low-cost and frontier models.