For many – certainly given the share price of some leading proponents – the hype of AI is starting to fade. But that may be about to change with the dawn of agentic AI.
It promises to get humanity far closer to the ideal of AI as an autonomous technology capable of goal-oriented problem solving. But with progress comes risk. As agentic AI derives its power from composite AI systems, there’s more likelihood that one of those composite parts may contain weaknesses enabling Rogue AI. As discussed in previous blogs, this means the technology could act against the interests of its creators, users or humanity. It’s time to start thinking about mitigations.
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Source: Trend Micro
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