CTC Partners with West Point to Fortify AI Security Against Model-Stealing Threats — Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Event summary

CTC is collaborating with West Point’s Robotics Research Center to develop an AI Security Assessment Tool, including a machine learning model-stealing pipeline.
The project aims to identify vulnerabilities in AI systems and test defenses like differential privacy and adversarial training.
CTC is leveraging proprietary codebases to create a modular, reconfigurable pipeline for future research applications.
CTC’s Dave Saranchak received the Best Paper Award at the NATO AI Security Symposium for related research.

The big picture

As AI integration in defense systems grows, securing these models against adversarial threats is becoming a national priority. CTC’s partnership with West Point underscores the increasing focus on AI security in military applications, positioning the company as a key player in this evolving sector. The collaboration aligns with broader trends in defense innovation, where AI resilience is critical for maintaining technological superiority.

What we're watching

Defense Priorities: How this collaboration will influence U.S. military AI security standards and procurement.
Technological Superiority: Whether CTC’s modular pipeline can be adapted for broader commercial AI security applications.
Research Impact: The pace at which this research translates into deployable defenses against AI model-stealing attacks.