(Washington Stand) Rogue, scheming, deceptive, and out of control: those are the disturbing words now surrounding artificial intelligence. They conjure images of a machine developing a mind of its own, slipping its human leash and eventually becoming something resembling Hollywood’s “Terminator.”
That concern reached Capitol Hill on September 30, when a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee chaired by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) convened a hearing titled “Rogue AI: Securing the Homeland Against AI Agent Attacks.” Senators heard testimony about AI agents hacking computer systems, circumventing restrictions, and taking actions no human had directed.