Forbes, November 14, 2024

80% of Companies Aren’t Ready for AI Threats

Recognizing that there are business risks posed by AI is important, but a new study from Riskonnect shows many companies haven’t moved past that step, writes Forbes senior contributor Edward Segal. Four out of five companies don’t have a dedicated plan to address generative AI-related threats. Companies are already impacted by cybersecurity threats—72% said they’re having a significant or severe impact on their organization. Segal writes that many company policies about AI deal with employee use—keeping chatbots secure and targeting protected data and code from being entered into open-source systems—but aren’t wide enough to consider standards for systems they’re building or the downstream effects on individuals, groups and communities. There’s no time like the present for addressing some of these issues, Segal writes.

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