White House advisor Sacks touts Google DeepMind code security tool

White House AI and crypto advisor David Sacks is adding Google DeepMind’s new “cyber-defense” tool to his running list of reasons why regulatory controls are unnecessary to address artificial intelligence policy issues such as cybersecurity risks.

“The threat of AI-driven cyber-attacks is frequently cited as a justification for ‘AI safety’ legislation. But in fact the private sector is already innovating a robust category of AI cyber-defense, which will address this problem more capably than clumsy government intervention,” Sacks said in...