Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
3 sources·Updated October 14, 2026
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- Guardian Tech·5h agoCould AI ‘change the stakes’ in the development of bioweapons?
Experts say the technology could help terrorists and nation states with production but that significant hurdles remain In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the UK’s intelligence service, MI5, warned that AI had the potential to “change the…
Read at Guardian Tech → - The Independent·1d agoTerrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns
Sir Ken McCallum said UK was entering ‘new era of national security’ with most threats since the Cold War, as he warned against rising danger from Russia and Iran
Read at The Independent → - BBC UK News·1d agoMI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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