Research by the UK government indicates that by 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) may contribute to faster-paced, more effective and larger scale cyber attacks as well as weaken consumer trust in online information.
The report states that terrorists may even use it to plot chemical or biological attacks and warned that generative AI may be used to compile information on violent non-state actors’ physical attacks, including those involving chemical, biological, and radioactive weapons.
It states that although companies are attempting to stop this, these protections’ efficiency vary.
According to a cyber security researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, Joseph Jarnecki, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to assist hackers, particularly in overcoming difficulties related to mimicking official language.
“There’s a tone that is adopted in bureaucratic language and cyber criminals have found that quite difficult to harness,” he said.
The report comes ahead of a speech by the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, who said all was set to the country a global leader in AI safety. He highlighted the opportunities and threats posed by the technology.
According to him, “AI will bring new knowledge, new opportunities for economic growth, new advances in human capability, and the chance to solve problems we once thought beyond us. But it also brings new dangers and new fears”.
Sunak also pledged commitment to addressing those fears head on, by making sure everyone have all the opportunities for a better future that AI can brinG
