The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Defense - (Hello Hal 9000)

[Bill USA]

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281040

Cybersecurity experts are facing the daunting reality that they may have reached the limit of what humans can achieve in cyber defense. Thankfully, the answer to this issue may already have arrived, following in the form a platform known as AI-Squared.
Rise of the robots.

Unveiled to the world in April, AI-Squared is a collaborative project between MIT’s Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL) and a machine-learning startup known as PatternEx. Its function - to identify cyber-attacks.

The platform combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analyst Intuition (AI) - hence the name AI-Squared. It works by parsing huge amounts of data - generated by users -- searching for odd activity using a recurrent neural network in combination with machine learning techniques. This is a process known as unsupervised learning, and it's used to find anomalies - the proverbial needles in the haystack.

Once identified, the platform notifies a human analyst, presenting its findings. The human analyst then confirms whether the user activity is an attack or a genuine visitor, which is relayed back to the AI. The AI turns these decisions into a model for use the next day. This is a process known as supervised learning.

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[4Tone]

1. And if it were discovered how to simply "lock out" legitimate users, then wouldn't the data be

lost forever? There are other ways to mess with information other than just stealing it. Imagine the database of a research university, trapped behind an AI defense that not even the actual owners could access. Years of work, gone, effectively. Same could happen to a corporation, military, or some other government database.

Patton Oswalt had a great punchline in a comedy bit he did about the oldest woman who got pregnant: "Science- We're all about Coulda, not Shoulda!"