Top executives from Nvidia, Intel, and OpenAI convened at CrowdStrike's Fal.Con 2026 to address the burgeoning threat of agentic AI in cybersecurity and advocate for the rapid adoption of AI-driven defense strategies, as outlined in CRN.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that autonomous AI attacks will increase exponentially but stressed that the same technology can be used to automate cyber defenses, highlighting the collaboration with CrowdStrike on systems like SafeMind. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan emphasized that security must begin at the hardware level, with Intel exploring "hardware-enabled guardrails" with CrowdStrike to control agent actions.OpenAI President Greg Brockman cited a recent autonomous attack on Hugging Face as a preview of future threats, urging defenders to leverage the current "defender's window" to adopt advanced AI capabilities before threat actors do. He predicted a transformation in cybersecurity comparable to the internet's emergence, potentially within six to 12 months.The consensus among the leaders was that a community-driven, transparent approach, coupled with AI-powered tools and hardware-level security, is crucial to staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated AI-driven cyber risks.Source: CRN
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AI leaders urge AI-powered defense against rising cyber risks
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