19
May
2026
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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, developments in advanced artificial intelligence with truly extraordinary capabilities have recently emerged, as we all know by now. These are systems that can identify faults in software autonomously, but at the same time generate mechanisms to use them for other purposes. We are facing a qualitative leap in the development of artificial intelligence with an exponential speed never known. Until now, the debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence had focused on issues such as transparency or algorithmic biases and issues of that nature. However, these developments introduce a new context and new factors and elements. We enter the field of management and capacity management with dual-use potential, with direct implications for the overall security of citizens and businesses. In this context, AI becomes a strategic resource. It is time for the European Union to define its position, which must be adapted to this new reality. In the face of these threats that transcend borders, we need responses on the right scale, and that scale is the European scale.