Introduction to the session on AI and cyber at a meeting of the Cyber Security Council, opening the council's discussion of the theme.
24 September 2026 · The Hague · Cyber Security Council
The Cyber Security Council is the independent advisory body to the Dutch government on cybersecurity. Its members come from government, business and academia. The introduction opened the council's discussion on AI and cyber.
In March 2026 the council published a letter titled "AI als wapen bedreigt digitale veiligheid" (AI as a weapon threatens digital security). In it, the council names the knowledge gap as the core problem. The introduction added a second gap: a judgement gap. In three places, the Netherlands relies on someone else's word.
For organisations it comes down to the same thing. A claim about what AI can do, an answer from an AI system and a feature the vendor switches on each call for a judgement of their own.
Three questions
Weighing. Labs and vendors increasingly publish what their AI can do in attack and defence. Who weighs, for the Netherlands, what is true in such a claim?
Checking. AI systems increasingly summarise, assess and act on their own. Who checks what an AI says or does before government or critical infrastructure acts on it?
Deciding. New AI features are often switched on by default. Who decides that AI is switched on, and on what basis?
