October 27, 2025
The U.S. government’s AI action plan explicitly states that “America’s private sector must be unencumbered by bureaucratic red tape,” yet national security scrutiny of AI investments will persist even as other regulations are de-prioritized. FTI Consulting’s Mike Driscoll, Joe Knight and Eric Rudolph examine how investments in AI open doors for threat actors to exploit weaknesses through deepfakes and disinformation campaigns, emphasizing that companies must balance fostering innovation with compliance through multidisciplinary approaches that coordinate across legal, technology and risk functions to align business objectives with national security priorities.