Artificial intelligence: It's not just for the bad guys - Smarter MSP

With warnings coming fast and furious from tech luminaries as diverse as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and the late Stephen Hawking, to name a few, most of us are conditioned to think of the potential dangers of artificial intelligence in the hands of bad actors. While armies of AI-powered humanoid bots have not yet materialized, AI is being harnessed by hackers in the creation of "smart malware" that overcomes traditional defenses by using predictive technology. But if this is true, can't the opposite be also? Can AI be harnessed to turn against malware? Experts emphatically say yes, and some, like Barracuda and Cylance, are already doing it.