AI calls for more robust cybersecurity

China's booming artificial intelligence sector is reshaping the country's cybersecurity landscape with both unprecedented opportunities and complex risks, participants attending the 2025 Beijing Cyber Security Conference said on Thursday.

To secure the country's digital future, they called for tighter public-private coordination and a shift toward integrated, intelligent, and resilient defense systems.

"Artificial intelligence is both a strategic opportunity and a disruptive challenge for cybersecurity," said Zhao Zhiguo, executive deputy director of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Internet Society of China. "AI amplifies threats, accelerates attacks, and further deepens the asymmetry between attackers and defenders."