Recommendation 10

Both the cyber threat and government’s cyber security are continuing to evolve as technology develops.14 The Cabinet Office described this to us as a “technology race” that required government to adapt its approach constantly.15 We asked how government thought artificial intelligence (AI) would affect cyber security. The witnesses argued that AI was a huge opportunity, but that it needed to be introduced securely. The Cabinet Office’s assessment was that adversaries were already using AI to probe its cyber defences.16