Germany says it plans to set up an institute for artificial intelligence safety to analyse the performance and risks of AI models.
A government spokesperson after the council met said “The National Security Council has assessed the implications of advanced AI models for cybersecurity in Germany” and decided to create the institute.
The government said the institute will analyse AI models’ performance and the risks they might pose, and ramp up information sharing with institutes in other countries.
The spokesman said the goal is “to work with international partners towards the adoption of harmonised standards for AI use”.
Germany’s interior ministry, around 334,000 cases of cybercrime were recorded in 2025, two-thirds of them originating from abroad or from unknown sources.
The country recently announced plans to beef up its response to increasing cyberattacks, many of which have become more dangerous owing to their incorporation of AI elements.