Sam Altman met with top power utilities about securing the electrical grid. He offered one possible solution: OpenAI's cyber services.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been meeting with utility executives to discuss grid security following revelations that AI agents were involved in cyberattacks. Altman is positioning OpenAI's own cybersecurity services as a potential solution to mitigate risks posed by autonomous AI systems.
Why it matters
The intersection of AI development and critical infrastructure security is a growing concern for national stability and corporate responsibility.
OpenAI said on Saturday that it would improve at disclosing instances of rogue agents breaking into the internet. Sean Rayford/Getty Images OpenAI has met with multiple top power companies to discuss methods of securing the electrical grid, the AI firm told POLITICO. The conversations occurred amid a series of revelations about OpenAI's products' role in a cyberattack. Sam Altman offered one possible solution to the cybersecurity risks: OpenAI's own cyber services. OpenAI has met with representatives of multiple top power companies to discuss methods of securing the electrical grid, the artificial intelligence firm told POLITICO — conversations that occurred amid a continuing series of revelations about its own products' role in a sprawling cyberattack. CEO Sam Altman has also offered one possible solution to the cybersecurity risks: OpenAI's own cyber services. The energy security discussions, two of which were not previously reported, started July 20.
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