How AI-powered malware uses facial recognition technology

Stoecklin, Principal RSM & Manager, CCSI at IBM Research demonstrated to TechRepublic's Dan Patterson just how new artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology can trigger malware lurking within common applications. Stoecklin: What we show in this proof of concept is AI-powered malware through a distribution channel, which is using unsuspicious, innocent-looking application. We use for this purpose a videoconferencing application that we call Talk. The user is opening the application from his download and it is running. We have the sign-in screen. Now, the application can be used as if it was a normal application.