New Report: Indo-Pacific faces growing AI risks in critical infrastructure

A new, landmark report warns that the Indo-Pacific is experiencing mounting vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes integral to power, transport, emergency services and other essential systems.

Released by Protostar Strategy in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce Australia, its counterparts in India, Indonesia and Singapore, and with support from Palo Alto Networks, the study, ‘Securing the Future: AI, Critical Infrastructure, and Regulatory Readiness in the Indo-Pacific’, underscores that AI has shifted from future promise to operational reality. Adoption is unlocking efficiency and resilience benefits but also leading to challenges such as data poisoning, adversarial manipulation and tightly coupled systems where technical failures may cascade across borders.

“AI now sits inside the machinery of daily life. The question is no longer if it will be used to run these systems, but whether governments will secure it in time,” said Dr. Tobias Feakin, the report’s author ...