- The global community must be wondering at the speed with which digital space is metamorphosing into an unbelievable plateau hitherto considered unbreachable. We know how the introduction of information technology completely altered the way we go about embracing the latest cutting-edge phenomenology. The subsequent digitalization efforts that went around the globe are monumental to say the least. Every country worth its weight ensured they are not left behind in the race to embrace the same with great aplomb. The technological advancements witnessed in the last few decades are nothing but miraculous. The advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has further ushered in amazing innovations.
PC: Industrial Cyber
- Since the field is open to perennial explorations, the enterprising Big Tech houses are investing billions, riding piggyback on the enormous opportunities offered by AI. The introduction of AI has completely altered the way we are looking at the future possibilities is stating the obvious. Every field will be driven by AI tools/aids, which would be tantamount to an understatement. The latest on the AI firmament is the question techies have been debating since Anthropic announced that it won’t be releasing its new frontier model to the public. It has given it a wizard name, ‘Mythos’, and said it’s dangerously good at exploiting software vulnerabilities. The timing is suspicious, as the company is in a neck-and-neck race with OpenAI to get to an IPO first.
PC: Analytics Vidhya
- On the other hand, the warning sounds legit because a super premium group of companies (including Amazon, Apple, Google, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, Nvidia), representing the world’s most critical software, seems to believe it. This group has climbed aboard ‘Project Glasswing’, where they will be Mythos-proofing their defences. Why so? There’s something they have been shown that has persuaded them. Thus, the cybersecurity threat is scary, in and of itself, but also because of this ‘class system’, where non-elitest-of-elite enterprises stand somewhere AI can completely pull the rug under them, while protecting the top few. For countries like India, this is, of course, very worrying. Let’s dwelve further to comprehend the threat factor here.
PC: Cyber Security 360
- We often take comfort from being among the world’s most advanced AI markets, which pertains to AI adoption, for coding, data analysis, and complex reasoning. But this is not native AI. The thing is, getting here without our own Google was one thing. Not a great thing, but something we could live with. Now, though, a new superapp era is coming, apparently. Until now, the superappmeant messaging, payments, shopping, food delivery, and ride-hailing, all in one space, China-style. Henceforth, this could be an AI-consolidated space where we give up 25+ apps, just like we gave up 25+ passwords. So that AI becomes the primary interface for us to experience our work, finances, and personal life. Securing this minefield data becomes critical. Safeguards must be built to ensure our digital nervous system is not hacked/breached by the prowling cybercrooks.
