Artificial intelligence: a force for good or bad?

From deep learning neural networks to artificial intelligence-based facial recognition, artificial intelligence has taken leaps and bounds in 2016. Virtual assistants and autopilot driving services are already influencing our lives, and the pace of innovation is frightening to some – but exciting for others. But if you work in cyber security, these advances also herald more challenging times ahead. Cyber security is already one of the top business risks today, and adding artificial intelligence (AI) to the hacker's already-sophisticated toolkit will make the job of defending against cyber attackers harder still. Modern hackers don't just target governments or large organisations – they can infiltrate any network activity and impact public services and individuals too.