Cybersecurity Firm Warns AI May 'Go to Dark Side' in 2019

The company published a list of threats to be aware of in 2019, featuring a warning that AI could switch to "the Dark Side." It did not specify what it called artificial intelligence. "Cyber-criminals will start using AI for attacks, making the battlefield environment more tough," the statement read. The company said the use of AI in combination with a variety of techniques would make cyberattacks stealthier and increase their pace. Prevalence of smart gadgets with low security, it said further, could strip away user privacy with semi-legal monitoring of their activities, parasite on network vulnerabilities with cryptomining and pull users into fraud schemes.