The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation

This report was written by researchers at the Future of Humanity Institute, the Center for the Study of Existential Risk, OpenAI, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for a New American Security, and 9 other institutions, drawing on expertise from a wide range of areas, including AI, cybersecurity, and public policy. This report distills findings from a 2017 workshop as well as additional research done by the authors. It explores possible risks to security posed by malicious applications of AI in the digital, physical, and political domains, and lays out a research agenda for further work in addressing such risks.

‘The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence’ received coverage from hundreds of news providers including the New York Times, the BBC, Reuters, and the Verge. The report was praised by Rory Stewart, UK Minister of Justice; Major General Mick Ryan, Commander at the Australian Defence College, and Tom Dietterich, former President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.