The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation

Authors:Miles Brundage, Shahar Avin, Jack Clark, Helen Toner, Peter Eckersley, Ben Garfinkel, Allan Dafoe, Paul Scharre, Thomas Zeitzoff, Bobby Filar, Hyrum Anderson, Heather Roff, Gregory C. Allen, Jacob Steinhardt, Carrick Flynn, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, SJ Beard, Haydn Belfield, Sebastian Farquhar, Clare Lyle, Rebecca Crootof, Owain Evans, Michael Page, Joanna Bryson, Roman Yampolskiy, Dario Amodei View PDF Abstract:This report surveys the landscape of potential security threats from malicious uses of AI, and proposes ways to better forecast, prevent, and mitigate these threats. After analyzing the ways in which AI may influence the threat landscape in the digital, physical, and political domains, we make four high-level recommendations for AI researchers and other stakeholders. We also suggest several promising areas for further research that could expand the portfolio of defenses, or make attacks less effective or harder to execute. Finally, we discuss, but do not conclusively resolve, the long-term equilibrium of attackers and defenders. Subjects: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Cryptography and Security (cs.CR); Computers and Society (cs.CY) Cite as: arXiv:1802.07228 [cs.AI] (or arXiv:1802.07228v2 [cs.AI] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1802.07228 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Miles Brundage [view email] [v1] Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:07:50 UTC (1,400 KB) [v2] Sun, 1 Dec 2024 17:59:04 UTC (1,400 KB)