Capgemini to Lead EU Consortium on Advanced AI Cyber Risks
Europe has picked a consulting group to help it judge whether powerful AI models could be turned into cyber weapons. Capgemini will lead a consortium
Europe has picked a consulting group to help it judge whether powerful AI models could be turned into cyber weapons. Capgemini will lead a consortium working for the European Commission's AI Office, the company announced on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
The contract falls under the EU's AI Safety program and the bloc's AI Act. It targets "cyber offence" risks tied to general-purpose AI models, the broad systems that can be adapted to many tasks.
What the consortium will examine
The concern is that these models are gaining more autonomy and skills that matter for hacking. The work covers abilities such as automatically finding software flaws, generating exploit code and coordinating large-scale attacks.
Europe needs consistent ways to evaluate such systems, Capgemini said, so they can be deployed safely and responsibly across the EU.
Who is involved
Capgemini leads the group alongside Wavestone, a consulting firm, and LNE, the French public body for metrology and testing. The partners bring experience in cyber-risk management, operational security, AI evaluation and conformity assessment.
The award covers one of six lots in a call for tenders on technical assistance for AI safety. This lot is devoted to modeling and evaluating cyber offence risks.
Capgemini's tasks
The consortium will model emerging risks and build tools to evaluate them. It will also design technical methods for checking compliance and carry out technical assessments when the AI Office asks.
The stated aim is to help the AI Office spot systemic risks and enforce obligations on providers of general-purpose AI models. The AI Office sits within the Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, known as DG CNECT.
What it means for developers
They do indicate that the evaluation tools and compliance methods are meant to support enforcement of the AI Act against model providers.
The announcement did not disclose a contract value or any direct revenue contribution.
Timing for Capgemini
The award follows an earnings update on October 30. Capgemini reported third-quarter revenue of 6,073 million euros, up 11.7 percent at constant exchange rates.
Management raised its full-year constant-currency growth target to 9.0 to 9.5 percent, from about 8.5 to 9.0 percent. It expects fourth-quarter growth of 3 to 4 percent at constant currency.
