# ‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks > Source: > Published: 2026-08-23 08:00:27+00:00 # ‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks By Robert BoothSource: [The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’ A senior leader at [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) has said people should prepare to defend against “ongoing, persistent” cyber-attacks from AIs, as cutting-edge [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) models gain advanced capabilities to plan and launch offensives. The leading AI company this week announced a pause in development of its most advanced internal models amid rising safety fears, and Chris Lehane, its chief global affairs officer, said: “We are hitting a different chapter, a different moment within AI, in terms of what the capabilities of this technology can do.” [Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/23/openai-cyber-attacks-threat-chris-lehane) Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.