Orders Plan Against AI Cyber Threats
Virginia executive order · EO ED-6
Why it matters
It sets up state-level planning for AI cyber risks to power, water, and other critical systems. It does not add new rules for AI companies or people, but it asks companies to share information.
What it does
- Orders the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to set up a Cyber Consortium for AI cyber threats
- Requires a state plan to prevent and respond to AI-related cyber attacks and harden infrastructure
- Asks AI technology companies to share confidential briefings and reports with the Cyber Consortium
- Calls for AI-related risk briefings at least quarterly, with a tabletop exercise at least once a year
- Asks public colleges and universities to help assess AI cyber risks
Signed
Signed (2026-10-23) by Governor Abigail Spanberger as Executive Order ED-6
About this order
Orders state agencies to set up a Cyber Consortium and build a plan against AI-related cyber attacks. AI companies are asked to share risk information, but the order does not force them to.
Directing a Commonwealth-Wide Preparedness Approach to Cyber Threats Posed by Artificial Intelligence and Recursive Self-Improvement Development
Perspectives
💬 The case for
Security groups would likely say early planning helps protect critical systems from fast-changing AI threats. Sharing information with AI companies could give the state earlier warning of new risks.
💬 The case against
Some privacy advocates would likely say the state is relying on companies to volunteer information without binding rules. Others may worry that broad planning could take resources away from other priorities.
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