Odaily Planet Daily reports that Sriram Krishnan, former senior advisor for AI policy at the White House, said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that a wave of cybersecurity startups will emerge in the future, leveraging AI to fight AI.
As AI model capabilities rapidly advance, particularly with the growing risk of autonomous "rogue AI models," the cybersecurity field will require new defense systems, including the use of AI technologies to detect, monitor, and block AI-driven attacks in real time.
Sriram Krishnan believes that the future of cybersecurity competition will evolve into an "AI arms race," where attackers may leverage AI to automatically discover vulnerabilities and launch attacks, while defenders must also rely on AI to enhance threat detection and response capabilities—creating opportunities for a new generation of cybersecurity startups.
In the interview, Krishnan also discussed topics such as the competitive landscape of the AI industry, NVIDIA’s $500 billion funding plan, and the global AI arms race. He noted that as investment in AI infrastructure continues to grow, computing power, model security, and network defense will become essential components of the AI ecosystem.