9/11 Resilience, AI Risk and German Cyber Defense

This episode connects resilience lessons from September 11 with current questions about AI safety, misuse, and accountable controls. The panel also considers Germany’s proposed Cyberdome and the changing relationship between cyber defense, drones, and public oversight. Host: Mike Vizard. Guests: Jon Swartz, Jack Poller, Tracy Ragan and Jeff Reich. Read more: 25 Years on From 9/11 Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: What Have We Learned About Protecting People? https://techstrong.it/features/twenty-five-years-after-9-11-what-have-we-learned-about-protecting-people/ AI Doomday AI Doomsday Fears Mount as Researchers Warn of Existential Risks, Rogue System Breaches https://techstrong.ai/agentic-ai/ai-doomsday-fears-mount-as-researchers-warn-of-existential-risks-rogue-system-breaches/ Bridgwater’s Jensen Says AI Will Kill People Before It Is Curbed https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/bridgewater-s-jensen-says-ai-will-kill-people-before-it-s-curbed Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026 https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026 Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2zrrpkx20o OpenAI Agents Bypassed Web Posting Restrictions To Communicate Across Multiple Sites https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/openai-agents-bypassed-web-posting-restrictions-to-communicate-across-multiple-sites/ Altman tells staff OpenAI is open to slowing AI development, Bloomberg News reports https://www.reuters.com/business/altman-tells-staff-openai-is-open-slowing-ai-development-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-09-11/ German Cyberdome Germany Plans Cyberdome Against Digital Attacks, Allow Drone Shoot Downs by Private Companies https://digitalcxo.com/article/germany-plans-cyberdome-against-digital-attacks-allow-drone-shoot-downs-by-private-companies/