Industry Veterans Launch AI Cybersecurity Observatory Nonprofit to Forecast Automated Attacks
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-09-02
Joshua Saxe announces an AI Cybersecurity Observatory nonprofit, formed by people from AI grantmaking orgs, labs, natsec policy, and cyber. It would provide continuous forecasting and epidemiology around the coming wave of AI-automated cyberattacks for policymakers and defenders.
- No such organization exists; policy is currently made on weak signals and vibes
- Soft funding commitments are in place, pending a founding leader
- Open call for a founder to lead and staff the org
Commenters call it the seed of an 'AI NORAD'.
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