Subvolts take AI is reshaping cyber threats; learn how Google DeepMind tackles these evolving challenges. Oct 9, 2025 - Developers
- Learn about AI agents like CodeMender that enhance code security and the evolving threat landscape.
- Business
- Understand how AI is transforming cybersecurity threats and Google's strategies for defense.
- Everyday users
- Discover how AI impacts online safety and the new types of cyber threats you might face.
This episode offers a solid interview discussing AI's critical role in cybersecurity, featuring insights from Google DeepMind.
Pt.1 Beyond Phishing: Cyber Threats in the Age of AI with Four Flynn
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Google DeepMind's podcast features Professor Hannah Fry discussing AI's role in cybersecurity. The episode, "Pt.1 Beyond Phishing: Cyber Threats in the Age of AI," explores how AI can be used for both defense and attack. It references Google's work on AI security tools and a report on generative AI's adversarial misuse, offering insights into the evolving threat landscape.
This podcast episode talks about how artificial intelligence is changing online security. It explains how bad actors can use AI to create new kinds of cyberattacks, and how companies like Google are using AI to build better defenses against them.
This episode is for anyone concerned about online security, from cybersecurity professionals to everyday users. It connects directly to current efforts by frontier labs like Google DeepMind to understand and mitigate AI-driven threats. Listeners will learn how AI is changing the nature of cyberattacks and defenses, and what Google is doing to stay ahead. It highlights the dual-use nature of AI technology in this critical domain.
- HostHannah Fry
- GuestFour Flynn
- Episode Title: Pt.1 Beyond Phishing: Cyber Threats in the Age of AI with Four Flynn
- Show: Google DeepMind: The Podcast
- Host: Hannah Fry
- Length: 47 minutes
- Related Resource: CodeMender: an AI agent for code security
Further reading:
- CodeMender: https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/introducing-codemender-an-ai-agent-for-code-security/
- Cybersecurity at Google: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/ai-security-frontier-strategy-tools/
- Threat intelligence report: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai
Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including but not limited to:
- Presenter: Professor Hannah Fry
- Series Producer: Dan Hardoon
- Editor: Rami Tzabar
- Commissioner & Producer: Emma Yousif
- Music composition: Eleni Shaw
- Audio engineer: Richard Courtice
- Video editor: Bilal Merhi
- Audio engineer: Perry Rogantin
- Visual identity: Rob Ashley
- Commissioned by Google DeepMind
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Questions people ask
- What is CodeMender?
- CodeMender is an AI agent designed to improve code security, as mentioned in the show notes.
- Where can I find more information on Google's AI security strategy?
- Further reading on cybersecurity at Google is available via a link in the show notes.
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