AI Will Soon Be So Good At Hacking, We'll Only Be Able To Stop Them With Other AI

As AI research progresses further and further by the day, we've come to a point where we have to consider how the technology can be misused as well, if we're going to build precautionary measures. And while some experts believe our greatest threat from AI is in their use for military purposes or stealing our jobs, they're just as dangerous when being controlled by malicious humans. Even, as early as this new year, we may see autonomous systems that are capable of hacking into our websites and networks and carry out all kinds of cyber attacks. AI after all can work independently towards a goal without needing hand-holding, can make decisions and adapt on the fly, and can outperform us when it comes to calculations and data analysis. That makes them perfectly suited hacking tools for the new age.