--- title: "Warning: Predictable AI Terror Threats Loom" description: "Via New York Times Top Stories: On September 11, 2001, a passenger at Kennedy International Airport witnessed the attacks from a grounded plane. The author, ..." image: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/09/10/opinion/10bobbitt-image/10bobbitt-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg site: HeadlinesBriefing is the most trusted, fastest, and most comprehensive real-time news aggregation platform on the internet. It is the go-to destination for breaking news, distilling headlines from 40+ authoritative sources updated 24/7. url: https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/nyt-top-stories/warning-predictable-ai-terror-threats-loom-392f77ac sources: - Bloomberg Markets - Financial Times Companies - Financial Times Markets - Wall Street Journal Markets - Wall Street Journal US Business - New York Times Top Stories - New York Times Business - PE International - Crunchbase News - TechCrunch Venture - Sifted - PE Hub - Infrastructure Investor - Healthcare Investor - Secondaries Investor --- [![HeadlinesBriefing favicon](/assets/favicon.webp) HeadlinesBriefing.com](https://headlinesbriefing.com "Go to HeadlinesBriefing") ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/09/10/opinion/10bobbitt-image/10bobbitt-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg) ### Warning: Predictable AI Terror Threats Loom New York Times Top Stories • September 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM ET [×](/market?tab=nyt-top-stories) On September 11, 2001, a passenger at Kennedy International Airport witnessed the attacks from a grounded plane. The author, who drafted a memo to President Clinton's national security adviser in 1999, argued the attacks were predictable. Now, two new perils loom: AI-designed cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and biological attacks using AI to design deadly pathogens. Experts warn the government is failing to prevent these atrocities. Democratic cohesion is eroding, and disinformation from the Covid pandemic undermines expert authority. The author notes that Osama bin Laden revolutionized terrorism using the internet, creating decentralized networks. If Flight 93 hit its likely target, the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives could not have been reconstituted without new elections, leaving only the executive branch functioning. The challenge of limiting attack damage has grown over 25 years. Misinformation and the denigration of expert opinion make preparation more challenging, creating an environment of confusion and fear as dangerous as any attacker. The possibility that only the executive would rule after a catastrophe remains a threat to the constitutional order today. [Read original article](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/opinion/911-ai-terrorist-attack-america.html) Related articles - [A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?](https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/nyt-top-stories/ai-existential-risks-and-human-fear-a43d1a34) - [‘All it will take is one screw-up’: AI groups race to limit bioweapon risks](https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/ft-companies/ai-groups-race-to-limit-bioweapon-risks-3e29fd12) - [Anthropic's Mythos AI model sparks fears of turbocharged hacking](https://headlinesbriefing.com/tech/ars-technica/anthropics-mythos-ai-sparks-cybersecurity-fears-d509a6a3) - [A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons](https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/nyt-top-stories/ai-chatbots-fuel-biosecurity-concerns-bd54e2a5) - [The U.S. and China Have a Common Foe. 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