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China’s foreign ministry has rejected the UK’s assessment that China is likely to use AI routinely in cyber operations by 2028, calling the warning speculative and politically motivated. The response links a UK cyber assessment to the wider argument over who sets the rules for AI security.

Resultsense reports that spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks on 4 November, arguing that global rules should be formulated at the UN. The ministry’s denial does not settle the NCSC’s forward-looking assessment, but it shows how cyber warnings can become part of the international AI-governance debate. Should governments publish more evidence alongside these warnings, or are public assessments still useful when the details must remain secret?

Discuss: Should governments publish more evidence alongside cyber warnings about AI, or are public assessments still useful when the details must remain secret?

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