The tagline of the comedy show Whose Line is it Anyway? is: “It’s the show where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter.”
In the context of generative AI, all that is made up from it could matter and could have potentially serious implications — to the extent that top AI executives have likened the risk of extinction from AI to be on par with risks posed by pandemics and nuclear war.
Generative AI uses machine learning techniques, such as deep neural networks, to enable users to quickly generate new content based on inputs that include images, text and sound. The output from generative AI models is highly realistic, ranging from images and videos to text and audio. The output is so realistic that an attacker used AI-generated voice files to successfully impersonate a CEO’s voice to illegally access bank account information.
Generative AI content has gained immense popularity in recent years, and its use is proliferating. Concerns about its legal implications and associated cybersecurity risks are also emerging. Progress has been made, but there’s a long way to go in addressing even the typical generative AI risks, such as hallucination and biases. After all,…
