🛡️ **AI SECTOR LACKS FORMAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNATION; POLICY GAP AMID ACTIVE THREATS**
Published Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 04:39 AM PT BLUF: Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) has released a report urging the Trump administration to formally designate artificial intelligence as critical infrastructure. The designation would trigger federal security requirements and funding mechanisms currently absent under voluntary industry participation frameworks. AI-powered attacks on critical infrastructure—including confirmed exploitation of Siemens PLCs—are already occurring against uncoordinated defenses. ...