World's Largest Particle Accelerator Will Use AI To Fight Hackers

CERN's Large Hadron Collider is an information powerhouse. In 2017, it's expected to generate 50 million gigabytes of data on a shared network of over 8,000 physicists. But all that information makes the collider a prime target for hackers. It was first hacked within days of becoming operational, and CERN's computer security officer told Motherboard its grid is under permanent attack from "everybody." Hackers could want access to the grid for many reasons, including mining bitcoins, distributing malware and stealing valuable user information.