The Future of AI & Cybersecurity

Debates over the benefits and risks of AI are now a day-to-day occurrence in the media, writes Professor Ben Azvine, Head of Security Research, BT. Many of these discussions focus on the potential negatives – from existential threats to employment via the automation of jobs, through to AI being used for the creation of'deep fake' videos. On the other hand, we're already benefiting from the positive effects of AI with automated assistants, while future benefits like self-driving cars are now only just over the horizon. AI will have a transformative effect across almost all technologies and industries, and cyber security is no exception. In preparation for this, my team are constantly researching the short- and long-term developments that AI could provide for both cyber attack and defence – and how we can prepare for them.