Council Post: AI Vs. AI: The Battle Against Human-Level Cognitive Threats

The world around us is full of arguments and evidence for the benefit of artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives. But the specter of AI threats looms large in today's world. While there's plenty of fear around the future of human-level AI, there's debate over whether AI today is truly working in our best interest. But what many people don't know is that AI is already being used by cybercriminals to attack them at scale with cyber threats, like cognitive attacks, that are only possible with AI. One of the greatest threats that AI represents today is how it can be abused by cybercriminals, specifically in its capability to deceive people and trick them into engaging in actions with unwanted or underestimated consequences.