'Cybersecurity-focused' AI project at risk of collapse... “Special measures such as extending the deadline are needed”

Participation in the government’s cyber-security-focused AI foundation model project is weaker than expected.

Overlapping schedules with other public AI programs, including the independent AI foundation model and Everyone’s AI, are pushing companies to prioritize broader AI projects.

Security firms are also struggling to form consortia, prompting calls for deadline extensions and other schedule adjustments.

The project matters because security-specific AI is needed to improve vulnerability detection and software security for public institutions and companies.