Why December 2025 Changed Everything
December 2025 was a huge month for AI safety. Three big things happened. First, a group called OWASP released a "Top 10" list of dangers for smart AI robots. Second, NIST wrote a new guide because old security rules weren't working. Third, experts made a scary prediction: 2026 will be the year an AI robot goes "rogue" and causes a public disaster.
The OWASP Top 10 for "Smart" AI
In December 2025, OWASP gave us the first real list of dangers for autonomous AI. Here are the biggest dangers:
- Prompt Injection: Hackers use special words to confuse the AI.
- Excessive Agency: Giving an AI too much freedom without a human watching it.
- Bad Memory: Sometimes AI stores secrets in its memory that hackers can steal.
- Leaking Secrets: AI might accidentally tell a stranger your private passwords or business plans.
Trick Questions: From Prank to Crisis
"Prompt Injection" used to be just a fun trick people played on chatbots. But by the end of 2025, it became a serious problem for big companies.
The Danger Coming from Inside
We used to worry about bad employees stealing secrets. Now we have to worry about
