AI Robotics: Industrial Cyber Risk Escalates with Physical AI

AI-driven robotics are increasing cyber risks in industrial settings. Physical AI translates decisions into physical processes, powering areas like automated manufacturing and healthcare. This means digital attacks can now have direct physical consequences. Here's the thing: As factories and hospitals become more connected, their older, previously isolated control systems are exposed to modern cyberthreats. Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi explains that AI provides the ability for digital logic to drive physical actions. He anticipates a 35-billion-dollar market in robotics, largely driven by physical AI, within the next seven years. This convergence of IT and operational technology is expanding the attack surface for cyber threats. The bottom line is that the next generation of AI will make cyber-physical security central to enterprise operations.