The South Korean government is stepping up efforts to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to counter mounting security threats in the wake of the so-called "Mythos shock," moving to establish a cybersecurity cooperation framework with OpenAI following an earlier engagement with Anthropic.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) said it held a working-level workshop on AI security with OpenAI on the 18th to address AI-related security threats. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service, the Financial Services Commission, the National AI Strategy Committee, the AI Safety Institute, the Korea Internet & Security Agency, and the Financial Security Institute also attended.
The workshop comes as global attention focuses on the use of high-performance AI models in cybersecurity. Sasha Baker, OpenAI's head of national security policy, briefed Korean government officials on the company's Trusted AI Cyber Access Program (TAC) and demonstrated key cybersecurity-related features of its latest AI models.
"Close public-private cooperation is essential to effectively respond to cyber threats in the AI era," Baker said. "When governments, businesses, infrastructure operators, research institutions, and AI companies work together based on a shared sense of responsibility, we can use AI safely and strengthen cyber resilience."
MSIT requested that OpenAI share information and cooperate to counter AI security threats. The two sides agreed to continue working-level discussions on the use of AI models in cybersecurity. The ministry held a similar meeting with Anthropic on the 11th, together with related government departments and agencies, to discuss AI and cybersecurity cooperation.
"There was a shared understanding that AI should be a weapon for defenders rather than attackers, and that close cooperation between the public and private sectors is necessary to respond to AI security threats," said Choi Woo-hyuk, head of MSIT's Information Protection and Network Policy Bureau. "MSIT will continue to enhance Korea's AI security capabilities through active cooperation and working-level discussions with global AI companies."
