Rising Concerns Over Malicious Uses of AI

AI technology is advancing rapidly and, with it, the risks of it being hijacked for malicious purposes. 25 experts recently published the Malicious AI Report, which explores threats to digital, political, and physical security within the next five years that might be brought on by AI technology. Among these are the ability of AI to automate cyberattacks or generate false images, audio, and even entire personas to manipulate public opinion. One such example was last years “deepfake” incident, where celebrity faces were realistically (but deceitfully) edited into pornographic videos. This technology is already seeing misuse today, making it crucial to create frameworks and ethical guidelines to maintain its security. To that end, AIWS will be announcing a 7-layer Ethical Framework for AI this April, at our BGF-G7 Summit conference at Harvard University.