Abu Dhabi: Trends Research and Advisory has recently released a study warning about the risks of using artificial intelligence (AI) in information warfare, highlighting the danger of polluting the data it learns from and works with.
The research entitled “AI Pollution: The Future Threats of Information Warfare” demonstrated that the spread of false information into AI systems to alter their output is known as AI pollution.
Given how much government, business, and individual rely on AI technology, the effects of this pollution could be disastrous.
The study was conducted by Edwin Lax, an Italian researcher intern at Trends’ Strategic Studies Department. It identified two main types of artificial intelligence pollution, namely direct pollution, targeting the basic infrastructure of artificial intelligence systems, and indirect pollution, targeting less monitored data across the Internet and cyberspace.
The “conduit” approach—which the researchers proposed—is one of the comprehensive regulatory strategies the author suggested be developed to address the risks of AI pollution. It guides the development of AI and helps it evolve and integrate harmoniously in the face of external threats while remaining in balance with our complex socio-technological landscapes.
Despite its positive aspects, the report emphasized that present rules, like the proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act, are still insufficient to tackle all the hazards of AI pollution, particularly when it comes to protecting against sophisticated adversarial AI techniques.
The study’s conclusion emphasized the importance of being ready to handle the new risks posed by artificial intelligence pollution as this field develops and permeates every element of contemporary life.