United Kingdom, Oct. 13 -- The UK's AI minister has warned that it is "likely, if not inevitable" that the country's cyber defences will eventually be breached, as the government sets out plans to use artificial intelligence to counter growing threats.

Kanishka Narayan pointed to a June incident in which a rogue OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website.

Although there is no evidence that medical records were accessed, he said the incident should "concern us".

Speaking at a press conference, Narayan said the UK planned to deploy advanced AI to identify vulnerabilities and prepare for potentially serious cyber incidents.

The approach will build on two existing government pilots that have helped identify and fix more than 1,0...