Top cybersecurity officials are urging technology firms to bake safeguards into the futuristic artificial intelligence systems they91裸聊视频檙e cooking up, to prevent them from being sabotaged or misused for malicious purposes.

Without the right guardrails, it will be easier for rogue nations, terrorists and others to exploit rapidly emerging AI systems to commit cyberattacks and even develop biological or chemical weapons, said Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA.

Companies that design and develop AI software must strive to dramatically reduce the number of flaws people can exploit, Easterly said in an interview.

91裸聊视频淭hese capabilities are incredibly powerful and can be weaponized if they are not created securely.91裸聊视频�

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security recently joined CISA and Britain91裸聊视频檚 National Cyber Security Centre, as well as 20 international partner organizations, in announcing guidelines for secure AI system development.

AI innovations have the potential to bring many benefits to society, the guideline document says. 91裸聊视频淗owever, for the opportunities of AI to be fully realized, it must be developed, deployed and operated in a secure and responsible way.91裸聊视频�

When it debuted late last year, OpenAI91裸聊视频檚 ChatGPT fascinated users with its ability to respond to queries with detailed, if sometimes inaccurate, responses. But it also sparked alarm about possible abuse of the nascent technology.

Security for AI has special dimensions because the systems allow computers to recognize and bring context to patterns in data without rules explicitly programmed by a human, the guidelines note.

AI systems are therefore vulnerable to the phenomenon of adversarial machine learning, which can allow attackers to prompt unauthorized actions or extract sensitive information.

91裸聊视频淭here is agreement across the board, among governments and industry, that we need to come together to ensure that these capabilities are developed with safety and security in mind,91裸聊视频� Easterly said.

91裸聊视频淓ven as we look to innovate, we need to do it responsibly.91裸聊视频�

Many things can go wrong if security is not taken into account during design, development or deployment of an AI system, said Sami Khoury, head of Canada91裸聊视频檚 Cyber Centre.

In the same interview, Khoury called the initial international commitment to the new guidelines 91裸聊视频渆xtremely positive.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 think we need to lead by example, and maybe others will follow later on.91裸聊视频�

In July, Canada91裸聊视频檚 Cyber Centre published advice that flagged AI system vulnerabilities. For instance, someone with ill intent could inject destructive code into the dataset used to train an AI system, skewing the accuracy and quality of the results.

The 91裸聊视频渨orst-case scenario91裸聊视频� would be a malicious actor poisoning a crucial AI system 91裸聊视频渙n which we91裸聊视频檝e come to rely,91裸聊视频� causing it to malfunction, Khoury said.

The centre also cautioned that cybercriminals could use the systems to craft so-called spear-phishing attacks more frequently, automatically and with a higher level of sophistication. 91裸聊视频淗ighly realistic phishing emails or scam messages could lead to identity theft, financial fraud, or other forms of cybercrime.91裸聊视频�

Skilled perpetrators could also overcome restrictions within AI tools to create malware for use in a targeted cyberattack, the centre warned. Even individuals with 91裸聊视频渓ittle or no coding experience can use generative AI to easily write functional malware that could cause a nuisance to a business or organization.91裸聊视频�

Early this year, as ChatGPT was making headlines, a Canadian Security Intelligence Service briefing note warned of similar dangers. It said the tool could be used 91裸聊视频渢o generate malicious code, which could be injected into websites and used to steal information or spread malware.91裸聊视频�

The Feb. 15 CSIS note, recently released through the Access to Information Act, also said ChatGPT could help generate 91裸聊视频渇ake news and reviews, to manipulate public opinion and create misinformation.91裸聊视频�

OpenAI says it does not allow its tools to be used for illegal activity, disinformation, generation of hateful or violent content, creation of malware, or attempts to generate code designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

The company also forbids use of the tools for activity with a high risk of physical harm, such as weapons development, military operations, or management of critical infrastructure for energy, transportation or water.

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