Generative AI gets dragged into DEF CON 31 because why not?

AI Village to assess how dumb AI can be at DEF CON 31

This year’s variety circus of tech nerds, the DEF CON 31 security conference, which will be held from August 10-13, will have the “privilege” of assessing generative AI in the AI Village. Apparently, the big wigs who organize these things wanted to remind everyone how bafflingly stupid AI can be. Or maybe they ran out of cyber security challenges to impress each other with. Either way, we’re in for some overly dramatic debates on the state-of-the-art feat of AI and its impact on security.

A bunch of buzzwords later: What’s it mean for us?

Generative AI, which is software that’s simultaneously overhyped and mediocre, could potentially raise the bar of cyber insecurity faster than a bunch of vulnerable passwords floating in the deep web. As this beast of AI evolves, hackers might get more options to exploit and create chaos. So, basically, all those sleepless nights trying to keep your information safe will be worth doodly squat.

The AI Village (as if these conferences needed more pretentious names) will explore the endless vulnerabilities in a tech world that’s clinging to AI like it’s the last hope for humanity. Will it help create new safeguards? Who knows? But at least it’ll give the nerds something new to obsess over for a few days.

Enjoy the nightmare fuel that AI brings to cyber security

In conclusion, get ready for a chaos-fueled DEF CON 31, where a gaggle of geeks will gather to scrutinize this shoddy piece of technology known as generative AI. While the results of this assessment might be mildly interesting to anyone who has nothing better to do, the implications for the future of security are just plain angst-inducing. But hey, who doesn’t love a good existential crisis every now and then, right? So, buckle up, buttercup! AI’s wild ride is just getting started.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/ai/its-generative-ai-models-vs-hackers-at-def-cons-ai-village/