A cluster of signals suggests the AI industry itself increasingly expects a major security failure — and is preparing for the fallout. Axios reports that executives at Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI firms are privately gaming out a 'political revolt' after a catastrophic AI event, likely a cyberattack taking down financial services, connectivity, or utilities, with many insiders believing an incident will occur within 6-12 months. Satya Nadella's call for AI models to be treated as 'compromised' black boxes needing containment and an 'emergency brake' reinforces the sense that trust architecture is inadequate. Meanwhile, startups like Rein Security are raising money to secure enterprise AI agents. Prediction: within the next year, a high-profile AI-related security incident will trigger significant regulatory and political backlash.