Question: can ai be used for evil by evil people

Aurelia Brzezowska answered on 11 Mar 2026:

Hackers can use AI in many different ways… here are some!

1. Creating targeted campaigns for social engineering.
AI is being used to create scams, writing phishing emails and even make fake videos of people you know! This is used to trick people into doing a task, clicking links or even giving more information. Often the use tends to be to steal money or infect a system.
2. Prompt Injections.
Some use AI to gain information back from systems including personal details, passwords and secrets. When using AI, always be careful about the information you put into it.
3. Creating malicious programs/code.
Some current major attacks include AI deleting entire databases, creating viruses, unsecure scripts and more.

AI has many uses, not all of them safe. What is important is protecting systems and users from it!