Trump’s AI Task Force Weighs Cyberattack Reporting

President Donald Trump’s AI task force met Nov. 12 to discuss encouraging critical U.S. sectors to report cyberattacks involving artificial intelligence, according to a Trump administration spokesperson. The meeting focused on possible approaches, not a requirement adopted by the task force or a new legal protection for companies that disclose incidents.

The discussion included ways for critical-infrastructure providers to report vulnerabilities and attacks without fear of legal consequences. Banking, energy and emergency services were cited as sectors of concern. The task force did not identify an AI-powered attack on any named operator in those sectors.

Emil Michael, the Defense Department’s technology lead and a task force vice chair, discussed progress on national standards for AI developers. The standards under discussion would cover reporting safety incidents and sharing cybersecurity information, according to the spokesperson’s account. No final standards were announced.

The meeting comes as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is scheduled to sunset on Dec. 11, 2026. The law authorizes nonfederal entities to share cyber threat indicators and defensive...