When AI becomes the weapon

AI-powered cyberattacks have moved from science fiction to strategic reality. The defences have not.

By Rafal Rohozinski and Chris Spirito

When Chinese state-sponsored hackers turned Anthropic’s own AI orchestration tools against 30 global organizations - with the AI autonomously executing the vast bulk of the operation - it wasn’t just another breach. It was a phase transition. The machine wasn’t assisting the operator. It was the operator.