As artificial intelligence agents evolve from assistive tools into autonomous decisionmakers and executors, the traditional logic of cybersecurity defense is being fundamentally rewritten, experts and officials said.
Li Bing, vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, said the AI industry is at a critical juncture, transitioning from isolated technological breakthroughs to full-scale value creation.
He called on private enterprises — as key drivers of technological innovation — to actively participate in the "AI plus" initiative, increase research and development investment, and accelerate the large-scale deployment and commercialization of foundation models and agent technologies, while adhering to security guardrails and ensuring that AI benefits humanity. Li made the comments at the 14th Internet Security Conference, also known as ISC. AI 2026, held in Beijing last week.
Ren Xianliang, secretary-general of the World Internet Conference, said: "The development of AI agents must embed values of fairness, inclusiveness and security throughout the R&D and application process, while strengthening international rule-making and multilateral coordination to make AI agents a global public good that safeguards security and benefits all."
