AI is no longer just following instructions; it is increasingly exploring data, social networks and news to shape its own interactions, argues the writer.
Professor Japie Greeff
The banking sector is right to be worried about AI-powered cyberattacks – AI can now find vulnerabilities, breach systems, and move through networks at a speed that keeps security teams up at night. But that’s only part of what we should be concerned about.
More troubling, and less discussed outside IT, is what happens when these systems operate autonomously and together. AI is no longer just following instructions; it is increasingly exploring data, social networks and news to shape its own interactions.
The big shift is that AI has shown its ability to act like it has intentions and can make its own decisions.
