Faking it
Chris Newton-Smith reports on worrying trends in weaponised artificial intelligence
Businesses are under increased threat from weaponised artificial intelligence. More than one in four surveyed organisations in the UK and US have fallen victim to AI data poisoning in the past year, wherein hackers corrupt the data that trains AI systems, planting hidden backdoors, sabotaging performance or manipulating outcomes to their advantage. The consequences are far-reaching, and poisoned models can quietly undermine fraud detection, weaken cyber defences and open the door to large-scale attacks, putting both businesses and the public . . .
