In the upcoming years and decades, artificial intelligence (AI), a really breakthrough achievement in computer science, is expected to be a fundamental part of all contemporary software. Both a threat and an opportunity are presented by this. Artificial Intelligence will be used to support both offensive and defensive cyber operations. Furthermore, new methods of cyberattack will be developed to exploit the unique flaws in AI technology. Lastly, AI’s voracious appetite for massive volumes of training data will increase the value of data and redefine our approach to data protection. Careful global governance will be necessary to guarantee that this revolutionary technology will result in widely distributed prosperity and safety. Both a threat and an opportunity are presented by this. Artificial Intelligence will be used to support both offensive and defensive cyber operations. Furthermore, new methods of cyberattack will be developed to exploit the unique flaws in AI technology. Lastly, AI’s voracious appetite for massive volumes of training data will increase the value of data and redefine our approach to data protection. Careful global governance will be necessary to guarantee that this revolutionary technology will result in widely distributed prosperity and safety.
Artificial Intelligence and Large Data
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad term for computational systems that can do specific jobs in place of human intelligence. Similar to the exponential rise of database technology in the late 20th century, this technology is currently developing at a dizzying pace. Databases are now the fundamental building block of enterprise-level applications. Similarly, it is anticipated that AI will drive most of the new value added from software over the next decades, at least in part.
Databases have changed dramatically over the past ten years to accommodate the emerging phenomena known as “big data.” This speaks to the unparalleled scope and magnitude of contemporary data sets, which are primarily derived from computer systems that have arrived to arbitrate almost all aspects of day-to-day living. For example, every minute, about 400 hours of video footage are uploaded to YouTube (Brouwer 2015).