A handful of companies are also opening their systems up to public review.
a reporter who covers the politics and power influencing the tech industry. Before joining The Verge in 2018, she covered Congress and breaking news.The Biden administration is partnering with four top artificial intelligence companies to sponsor a new cybersecurity challenge aimed at protecting the US’s critical infrastructure.
Teams are expected to start competing in a qualifying event next spring, and the winners will go on to compete in a semifinal event at next year’s Def Con. The top five teams will go on to compete at the finals, which will be held at Def Con 2025. Prize winners will then be asked to open source their systems so they “can be used by everyone from volunteer, open-source developers to commercial industry,” Adams said Tuesday.
Adams and other challenge coordinators are expected to hold a keynote, virtual press conference, and panel later this week to provide additional details.up for public evaluation “by thousands of community partners and AI experts” at this year’s Def Con starting later this week. The new challenge comes after a series of cybersecurity announcements from the White House this week. On Tuesday, the Biden administration held, announcing a series of actions to mitigate the threat. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to launch a pilot program to provide $200 million in subsidies over the next three years for K-12 schools and libraries to bolster their cyber defenses.
During Tuesday’s press call, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, Anne Neuberger, said the challenge would bolster US defenses against foreign actors.
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