By By Alaina Yee Senior Editor, PCWorld
Publication Date: 2026-04-02 11:00:00
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In summary:
- Microsoft’s Ram Shankar Siva Kumar argues that users should focus on trusting AI developers rather than the AI models themselves when evaluating chatbot reliability.
- PCWorld reports that agentic AI, which functions as digital assistants, is gaining popularity but may lack necessary safeguards for widespread deployment.
- The key concern involves unrestricted AI access to users’ digital lives, which could cause significant damage without proper security measures from trustworthy developers.
I ask friends all the time if they trust ChatGPT or Gemini, especially when they tell me they feed these AI chatbots medical test results, deeply personal thoughts, and even sensitive work issues. But after talking with Microsoft at RSAC’s 2026 cybersecurity conference, I realized I’ve been approaching that question all wrong. You probably have, too.
Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, Data Cowboy and AI Red Team Lead at Microsoft, says most…
