We Need Defensive AI to Protect Us From AI Attacks

Note: This is an edited version of an article I wrote for RT Insights. I'm convinced we are entering the Golden Age of artificial intelligence (AI); with so much promise and potential in front of us, I am feeling a little like Neo in The Matrix as he swallows the red pill. However, rather than science fiction, my recent work at FICO to make AI better has drawn upon my background in theoretical physics to create what we call defensive AI. This is needed, because AI-based attacks are not science fiction -- they are happening today. Businesses have relied on AI to fight fraud and financial crime for more than 25 years.