AI-armed cyber strikes : Fighting fire with fire

ChatGPT has answers for almost everything, but there is one answer we may not know for a while: will this tool turn out to be the genie its creators regret taking out of the bottle over unintended consequences in cybersecurity? BlackBerry surveyed 1,500 IT decision-makers across North America, the United Kingdom and Australia, and 51 per cent of respondents predicted we are less than a year away from a cyberattack credited to ChatGPT. Three-quarters of respondents believe foreign states are already using ChatGPT for malicious purposes against other nations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving a double-edged sword. The emergence of chatbots and AI-powered tools presents new challenges in cybersecurity, especially when this technology ends up in the wrong hands. Rather than outright banning its use, the Ministry of Education of Singapore (MOE) takes an interesting approach, providing teachers with guidance and resources to effectively utilise ChatGPT to enhance learning. Students are taught digital literacy skills and cyber wellness competencies to use technology effectively in their learning.

There are plenty of benefits to using this kind of advanced technology and we are just scratching the surface, but we also cannot ignore the risks. As the platform matures and hackers become more experienced, it will become more difficult to defend without also using AI to level the playing field.