Genetic engineering and biotech firms are gearing up in earnest for the newest threat to corporate security: viruses, malware, and similar cybersecurity attacks turbo-charged with artificial intelligence (AI).
The reason: Just as AI is remaking every other part of the digital world with applications that can think for themselves and grow smarter over time, this wonder technology is also being hijacked by hackers to imbue already dangerous cyberthreats with machine intelligence and creativity.
