Security News > 2023 > December > Balancing AI’s promise with privacy and intellectual property concerns

As concerns for data privacy with AI grow, companies will form their own policies while waiting for government entities to enact regulatory legislation.

88% of data leaders believe that data security will become an even higher priority in the next 12 months, ahead of AI. AI is transforming financial crime compliance.

95% of senior technology executives said they prioritize privacy and protection of intellectual property when selecting an AI tool.

32% of respondents were 'very' or 'extremely' concerned about introducing AI into the software development lifecycle, and of those, 39% cited they are concerned that AI-generated code may introduce security vulnerabilities, and 48% said they are concerned that AI-generated code may not be subject to the same copyright protection as human-generated code.

Cybercriminals have shown rapid adoption of AI tools to their favor with 91.1% of organizations reporting that they have already encountered email attacks that have been enhanced by AI, and 84.3% expecting that AI will continue to be utilized to circumvent existing security systems.

97% of security pros believe their organizations are able to identify their use of unauthorized AI tools, and more than 3 in 4 suspect their organization would put a stop to it if discovered.

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