Will Artificial Intelligence Outlive the Hype in Cybersecurity?

The race is on for artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, empowering computer solutions with the ability to understand threats and respond immediately to them without (or with reduced) human intervention. Will it will survive the hype? A lot depends on how well the cybersecurity industry draws on the lessons we learned in trying to implement artificial intelligence in legal applications. IBM recently announced its foray into the cybersecurity–artificial intelligence arena using its flagship technology Watson. Watson has famously demonstrated its remarkable versatility already; so far it is has won the game show Jeopardy against two former champions and released its own cookbook (admittedly with mixed success from those who have tried the recipes). While it is a remarkable piece of technology, that doesn't necessarily equate to success in cybersecurity.