Signal Leadership Warns of Security and Privacy Risks in Agentic AI Systems
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Summary
Signal President Meredith Whittaker and VP Udbhav Tiwari warn about serious security and privacy risks of agentic AI systems at the 39th Chaos Communication Congress. They highlight vulnerabilities including OS-level integration that makes entire digital lives accessible to malware, unreliable task execution, and non-consensual opt-in. The presentation argues for industry restraint until these threats can be properly mitigated.
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At the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) in Hamburg, Germany, Signal President Meredith Whittaker and VP of Strategy and Global Affairs Udbhav Tiwari gave a presentation titled AI Agent, AI Spy.
In it, they shared the many vulnerabilities of agentic AI systems and called for industry restraint.
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