AI and critical infrastructure: weapon or shield?
AI is transforming critical infrastructure, but who holds the upper hand?
In Techstrong.ai, Stairwell CEO Mike Wiacek joins industry experts in assessing how AI is being used both to defend and disrupt energy grids, water systems, financial networks, and transportation sectors.
“Giving defenders an unendurable asymmetric advantage is what’s going to be needed.”
— Mike Wiacek, CEO of Stairwell
The article explores:
- How AI is enabling new forms of cyber warfare, including state-sponsored exploits
- Why adversaries have a “first-mover advantage” without regulatory limits
- What government frameworks (like DHS’s AI roles/responsibility guide) and EU policies (like DORA) are doing to shift the balance
- The role of academia and the private sector in closing critical gaps
AI isn’t inherently good or bad. It’s a force multiplier and in critical infrastructure, it’s an arms race.
