Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used within cybersecurity for well over a decade – largely to search out the threat-needle in the threat-haystack. 2023, however, saw the emergence and general availability of large language model (LLM) AI, commonly known as gen-AI; with ChatGPT being the iconic frontrunner. AI is now front and center for everyone.
Before considering the potential cybersecurity threats that may come from the adversarial use of AI in 2024, we need to consider whether the AI furor is genuine or hype.