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Networkworld.com Evan Schuman posted a news article on February 13, 2026 the title of which is: AI will likely shut down critical infrastructure on its own, no attackers required
When AI is controlling environment systems or power generators, the combination of complexity and non-deterministic behaviors can create consequences that can be quite dire,” he said. Boards and CEOs think, “’AI is going to give me this productivity boost and reduce my costs.’ But the risks that they are acquiring can be far larger than the potential gains.” – Flavio Villanustre, CISO LexisNexis Risk Solutions Groups
That certainly isn’t AI’s fault, is it? Who is pushing who to do more, be everywhere, be all do all for everyone?” Hmmm? Humanity of course. And not all humanity. There are plenty who are very concerned about the speed at which AI is being implemented but certainly no one is going to shut it down, are they?
And why aren’t they? Money, honey. Quarterly corporate profits. Oh, yeah.
Bob Wilson, cybersecurity advisor at the Info-Tech Research Group, also worries about the near inevitability of a serious industrial AI mishap.
“The plausibility of a disaster that results from a bad AI decision is quite strong. With AI becoming embedded in enterprise strategies faster than governance frameworks can keep up, AI systems are advancing faster and outpacing risk controls,” Wilson said. “We can see the leading indicators of rapid AI deployment and limited governance increase potential exposure, and those indicators justify investments in governance and operational controls.”
Governance frameworks? What governance frameworks? There will be no white knight of governance control riding in on any wave anytime soon. The techbros have seen to that, be assured.
It’s as was written: Latha closed her business because corporations were only interested in her rubber stamping their AI projects as safe. No one really wanted a legitimate risk assessment. They seldom do.
By the way, don’t you love the graphic they used for the story? Did NicoElNino of Shutterstock generate that via AI? hmmm?
