AI poses greatest security challenge of next decade, UK’s Cooper warns | The National

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will warn that the world must pursue guardrails for AI development. EPAUK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will warn that the world must pursue guardrails for AI development. EPAForeign Secretary to urge international cooperation to bolster safety and security before technology falls into wrong hands The NationalJuly 06, 2026

Britain's foreign secretary will warned that AI may become the "greatest security challenge of the next decade," urging global cooperation.

Yvette Cooper drew parallels between AI regulation and post-Second World War nuclear safety agreements, highlighting the absence of equivalent AI frameworks.

The Five Eyes intelligence agencies warned that AI-driven attacks capable of overwhelming government and business defences were only months away.

Risks outlined include autonomous weapons, radicalising chatbots driving extremism, real-world attacks, and AI-generated child sexual abuse material.