More than 100 tech giants call for collective defense against AI-powered cyberattacks worldwide

According to El Comercio, which reported on August 28, 2026, more than 100 technology companies have signed an open letter calling for a collective, global response to ensure cybersecurity against the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Top-tier firms such as OpenAI, Google and IBM back the appeal, which urges fixing the most dangerous vulnerabilities in digital systems before malicious actors can exploit them.

The underlying debate has a profound economic dimension: accelerated digitalization exposes critical infrastructure (such as power grids, health systems and financial platforms) to digital sabotage whose repair and downtime costs can paralyze entire economies. When a cyberattack succeeds, direct and indirect costs are usually borne by governments and end users, which opens an urgent discussion about who should finance these defenses.

The big question going forward is whether the technology corporations profiting from the rapid development of artificial intelligence will take on the financial responsibility of shielding the digital ecosystem, or whether the bill for security will continue to fall on public budgets.

File photo, 2013. Inside a data center.