NATO Puts AI Security on Ankara Summit Agenda as U.S. Weighs Access Concerns
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 4
NATO Puts AI Security on Ankara Summit Agenda as U.S. Weighs Access Concerns
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 4
Summary
Ankara’s NATO summit will include an “emerging and disruptive technologies” track, with AI security concerns expected to surface even if only briefly in the final statement.
NATO has framed the effort around preserving its technological edge, while a White House official said Washington is working with allies to protect security without slowing innovation.
U.S. participation appears uneven: the State Department’s Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau is not sending a representative as officials still negotiate which office handles AI issues.
Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a former NATO cyber policy leader, said AI and cyber talks may happen on the margins because allies avoid formal discussion of issues that lack consensus.
Jeanne Shaheen said she will attend partly to reassure allies worried the U.S. could alienate them over access to AI models, underscoring broader alliance tensions beyond the formal agenda.