How AI technologies are used in security

The period between the 1970s and the early 2000s was known as the "dark age of artificial intelligence." Due to less sophisticated computational power, slow processing and a lack of data, what was once thought of as a technology that could change human lives turned out to be no more than an idea for science fictions, a concept that didn't live up to its full potential. Yet, with the concept of machine learning taking shape in the early 2000s, things have changed. Machines that learn by themselves to gain intelligence – so much so that even a top human go player was defeated by Google's AlphaGo earlier this year – have revived an interest in AI, prompting companies to devote huge R&D resources into this area. In fact, the growth potential for AI is not to be ignored.