IBM has uncovered the existence of artificial intelligence-based hacking programs that can get past top-tier defensive measures. At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this week, IBM revealed the existence of a variety of artificial intelligence (AI) hacking programs that could get past top-tier defensive measures. IBM researchers say the AI-driven programs can be trained to remain dormant until they reach a specific target. A demonstration of IBM's DeepLocker software exploited publicly available photos of a target in conjunction with a hacked version of videoconferencing software that activated only when it detected the target's face. Stoecklin, "We have a lot of reason to believe this is the next big thing. This may have happened already, and we will see it two or three years from now."