Five Eyes ministers recast AI as a live security threat, not a future problem
The 2026 Five Country Ministerial joint statement, hosted by Australia, treats AI as a live national security risk rather than a topic to study. Where past statements only touched AI through crime (malware, CSAM, scams), this one names it as an amplifier of state threat tactics, from hybrid operations to attacks on critical infrastructure. Expect coordinated cross-government action on AI, not just warnings.