Staying One Step Ahead of Hackers When It Comes to AI

Generative AI Powers New Kinds of Cybercrime in 2024

In 2024, generative AI will enable new types of cybercrime at scale, like personalized phishing emails and biometric hacking. Hackers worldwide will use AI chatbots to generate convincing phishing emails targeted at native English speakers. These data-driven scams will be hard to spot.

Generative AI will also make biometric hacking more accessible. Deepfakes of fingerprints, faces, and voices will be easy to generate, allowing hackers to impersonate their targets. AI that generates unpredictable code could also be exploited by hackers to inject malware.

Chatbots and AI Systems Become Targets Themselves

The unexplainable nature of generative AI means that chatbots and other AI systems will become targets of hacking themselves in 2024. Their unpredictability creates opportunities for bad actors to take control or spread misinformation. Religious and ethical chatbots could be created in bad faith to demand money or promote harmful behavior.

AI Defenses Will Emerge to Counter AI Threats

However, AI will also be used to improve cyber defenses. Machine learning has protected digital systems for over a decade. New AI defenses will emerge to counter AI attacks like personalized phishing emails and biometric hacking. The AI arms race between hackers and cybersecurity experts will continue.

Regulation Struggles to Keep Up

Regulation will struggle to keep up with how AI enables new types of cybercrime. Biometric privacy and protection against targeted deepfakes are concerns that regulation seeks to address. But AI's rapid progress means new threats will emerge faster than regulation.

Staying ahead of AI-powered cybercrime will require vigilance and AI defenses in 2024. Be cautious of unsolicited messages and do research before providing sensitive data or funds to unfamiliar contacts or organizations. Protect your biometric and online data to avoid becoming a target. And support initiatives pursuing responsible development of AI.

The future is unwritten. We must work to ensure AI's promise outweighs its perils.