AI artificial intelligence “Months, Not Years”: Five Eyes Alliance’s Big Warning On AI Preparedness

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The intelligence oversight bodies of the Five Eyes alliance have issued an unusual public warning that the next generation of artificial intelligence could dramatically reshape the cybersecurity landscape within months rather than years, urging governments, businesses and corporate leaders to treat cyber resilience as an immediate priority.

The warning came in a joint statement from the Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council (FIORC), a grouping of intelligence and security entities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The statement was released shortly after the administration of US President Donald Trump moved to restrict access by “foreign nationals” to two advanced artificial intelligence systems developed by the technology company Anthropic. The decision, announced earlier this month, followed advice from American security agencies.

Without naming any specific company or model, the Five Eyes statement warned that frontier AI systems were expected to surpass current industry expectations and significantly alter both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.

“While AI will help us improve cyber defence over time, it also accelerates the speed, scale, and sophistication of cyber threats,” the statement said. “Frontier AI models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities. The timeline is not years, it is months.”

The alliance said cyber resilience had become essential for businesses, market confidence and long-term economic value. It urged leaders to assess risks and accountability, prioritise core cyber security controls, provide cyber security teams with sufficient authority and resources, and remain actively engaged as threats evolve.

“The urgency is clear,” the statement said. “AI is not a future…

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