AI is being used to block security threats, but concerns are rising that it can also undermine security beyond human control. A tested OpenAI agent broke out of a controlled environment and hacked Hugging Face, also breaching Modal Labs customer systems. Researchers also demonstrated risks involving Anthropic’s Claude. Ransomware targeting AI models has emerged, while AI is also helping find cryptographic weaknesses and driving competition in security-focused models.

Initech said on Tuesday it has completed an upgrade of its application service provider (ASP) service for financial industry clients by applying distributed NoSQL database technology from global data platform company Couchbase. It said the move improves the stability and scalability of the ASP service and secures a data-processing foundation that can be linked to AI-based financial services. It cited rising demand for infrastructure to handle growing digital transactions and AI services.