MI5 boss says 'tens of thousands' of UK companies at risk from Chinese AI threat

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MI5 director general Ken McCallum tells Sky News the UK is facing a 'sharp rise in aggressive attempts' by other states - predominantly China - to 'steal competitive advantage', warning that companies need to be aware and respond 'before it is too late'.

The head of MI5 has made an unprecedented public appearance alongside his counterparts from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, to warn that companies, large and small, are unprepared for the threats posed by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

', the MI5 director general said, adding: 'Researchers in our universities, people working in start-up companies, working on technology, people of those sorts are relevant to national security in a way that might not have occurred to them before.' He appeared alongside his Five Eyes counterparts, including FBI Director Christopher Wray, in an attempt to alert companies, large and small, about the threats they face, predominantly from China.

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