As though prioritizing patches isn't hard enough, how much worse will it be when the unpatched machine can stalk over to your desk, fold its arms, raise an eyebrow, and ask why its vulnerability is still waiting for a fix?
Right now, artificial intelligence (AI) is just a tool — a tool we're barely using — but science-fiction always has its way. We already carry the "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in our pockets; soon enough we'll be throwing build-day parties for our robot co-workers.
And it won't be long before we consider embodied AI as a form of "life." Robots will be granted certain rights and held to certain responsibilities. And that will have a variety of paradigm-shifting, somewhat irritating, and potentially hilarious impacts on the daily lives of cybersecurity and privacy professionals.
'Alive'? Really?When trying to define "life," scientists use qualifications such as autonomy, a need for energy, or an ability to replicate, make decisions, and adapt to an environment. An embodied, self-replicating neural network that uses electricity, performs automated functions, and learns from its mistakes is certainly well on its way to fulfilling these requirements.
You can quibble over how much of this is truly "autonomous” and how much is "programmed," ..
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