#AskOptiv: Defending Against AI Weaponized Threats

Is using AI the only way to provide defense against this sort of attack, or is there another way? If using AI for defense is the only option, what practical and reasonable steps can be taken to minimize collateral damage/unintended consequences? With all the buzz around the very broad concepts of automation and AI within computer science we should begin by briefly discussing exactly what artificial intelligence is and is not. Cyber intelligence agents used to learn and adapt to perform cognitive actions. A cyber intelligence agent may be a device or software, including malware.