SUMMARY

Cutting edge advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are taking the world by storm, driven by a massive surge of investment, countless new start-ups, and regular technological breakthroughs. AI presents key opportunities within cybersecurity, but concerns remain regarding the ways malicious actors might also use the technology. 

In recent months, the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) conducted a series of targeted surveys and interviews with industry incumbents, startups, consultancies, and threat researchers to capture current insights into how organizations and practitioners are currently engaging with or integrating AI technologies, the evolving impact of these tools on the threat landscape, and their forecasts for the future. 

In this study, IST leverages these studies to paint a comprehensive picture of the state of play—cutting through vagaries and product marketing hype, providing our outlook for the near future, and most importantly, suggesting ways in which the case for optimism can be realized.