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When generative AI goes to war: Why ethics theatre, human-in-the-loop myths, and weak governance are failing cyber security today at scale

Timothy McIntosh & Sherry Wu
2026-10-14 9:00 am
Breakout
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems

Ethics statements and human-in-the-loop reviews are not real controls for autonomous AI agents; this session argues for hard runtime limits instead.

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Tim McIntosh is a generative AI and cyber security research strategist at Cyberoo.AI, presenting across three breakout sessions on generative AI threats.
Timothy McIntosh
Generative AI & Cyber Security Research Strategist
Cyberoo.AI
Tim McIntosh is a generative AI and cyber security research strategist at Cyberoo.AI, presenting across three breakout sessions on generative AI threats.
Sherry Wu is a business analyst at Cyberoo.AI, presenting on why ethics theatre and weak governance are failing cyber security at scale.
Sherry Wu
Product Manager
Cyberoo.AI
Sherry Wu is a business analyst at Cyberoo.AI, presenting on why ethics theatre and weak governance are failing cyber security at scale.

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