AT&T, T-Mobile tighten AI guardrails as autonomous networks remain years away

Telecom giants AT&T and T-Mobile are investing to safeguard customer data and network infrastructure from new cybersecurity threats as AI and machine learning technologies are increasingly being used to attack networks.

The companies are putting in place measures to prevent potential misuse of AI and machine learning, which could compromise network security and customer data, as they prepare for the eventual rollout of autonomous networks, which are still years away.