A CYBERSECURITY expert has revealed four concerns regarding artificial intelligence as the technology continues to evolve.
Few sectors have reached the impressive heights that AI has in the same amount of time.
Today, AI can do things like write essays, generate complex code, and summarize lengthy documents in seconds.
In more advanced settings, AI is helping create vaccines and computing complex physics equations for scientists.
These are just a few examples of the numerous impressive feats the technology has accomplished to date.
However, as with all technological advances, there are also many issues and challenges surrounding sophisticated AI.
Youssef EL ACHAB, a Cloud Security and DevOps consultant and engineer with itcertificate.org shared with The U.S. Sun his ” key concerns.”
AI-POWERED ATTACKS
“We can anticipate cybercriminals leveraging AI to develop sophisticated attack methods,” EL ACHAB said.
These include AI-generated spear-phishing emails or AI-driven malware that adapts and evolves.
Spear-phishing describes a targeted attempt to steal sensitive information from a specific victim.
This is often done to gain access to a victim’s financial and personal accounts.
And experts already saw mutating malware in the wild recently; threat actors were using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate malicious malware.
ADVERSARIAL AI
Adversarial AI is another major concern for experts and refers to the exploitation of vulnerabilities in AI systems, EL ACHAB said.
This can help hackers bypass security measures or tamper with AI models to mislead their outputs.
One example of this is manipulating AI to compromise patient or customer confidentiality in order to steal their data or money.
DEEP FAKES
Deep fakes and disinformation will also continue to be a major concern as AI only grows more sophisticated.
“AI-generated deep fakes, which manipulate images, audio, or videos, pose risks in terms of spreading disinformation and potentially influencing public opinion or damaging reputations,” EL ACHAB noted.
Threat actors are already utilizing AI to carry out voice cloning attacks, which mimic a person’s voice to con their family or friends out of money.
ETHICAL CONCERNS
Of course, there are only expected to be more privacy and ethical concerns as AI evolves.
“The increased reliance on AI in cybersecurity raises questions about data privacy, algorithmic bias, and ethical use of AI systems,” EL ACHAB said.
A number of AI algorithms have already shown that racial and gender biases are prevalent within the technology.
AI is also being increasingly utilized in courts of law, however, the technology is prone to inaccuracies and even discrimination.
To counter such concerns, experts are reaching out to legislation agencies to set up regulations.
Most recently, UNESCO created the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence to set a global standard for governing bodies.
