Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a force for good in our future, that much is obvious from the fact that it's being utilized to advance things like medical research. The thought that somewhere out there, there's a James Bond-like villain in an armchair stroking a cat and using generative AI to hack your PC may seem like fantasy but, quite frankly, it's not. Cyber security experts are already scrambling to thwart millions of threats by hackers that have used generative AI to hack PCs, steal money, credentials, and data, and, with the rapid proliferation of new and improved AI tools, it's only going to get worse. The type of cyberattacks hackers are using aren't necessarily new. They're just more prolific, sophisticated, and effective now that they have weaponized AI.

Picture this: You receive an audio message from your sister. She says she's lost her wallet and asks if you can send some cash so she can pay a bill on time. A video appears from a celebrity you follow. In it, they ask for contributions toward their latest project. You receive a video of yourself, showing you in a physically intimate situation.

One of the more persistent concerns in the age of AI is that the robots will take our jobs. The extent to which this fear is founded remains to be seen, but we're already witnessing some level of replacement in certain fields. Even niche occupations are in jeopardy. For example, the world of OnlyFans chatters is already getting disrupted. What are OnlyFans chatters, you say?

Authors seem to be facing a new threat from artificial intelligence, with one finding books she didn't write being sold by Amazon under her name. There are fears that ready access to generative AI tools could make it easy for people to impersonate writers without their permission. The issue was raised by author Jane Friedman.