Congress Warns of AI-Enabled Infrastructure Risks

At a Jan. 21 congressional hearing on DHS oversight, lawmakers warned that cyber intrusions, AI, and autonomous drones are converging to threaten U.S. critical infrastructure, including transportation and energy networks. Speakers, led by House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino, highlighted AI's role in accelerating attack scale, speed, and attribution difficulty, urging financial firms and operators to strengthen AI governance, resilience, and cross-sector information sharing.