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Cost-cutting use of generative AI could increase cyber-attack risks — study

In Cyberattack, News
May 04, 2026

Lewis Robertson of Heriot-Watt University writes:

Newly published research from a leading computer scientist warns that the use of generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine learning system could increase serious risks. Michael Lones, professor at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, has argued in a new paper that generative AI could expose organizations and the public to unintended harm.

… Professor Lones’ study has been published in the journal Patterns and explores how generative AI is increasingly being used to design, build, and operate machine learning systems across a wide range of sectors.

Professor Lones said, “Machine learning developers need to be aware of the risks of using Gen AI in machine learning and find a sensible balance between improvements in capability and the risks that might come with that.

Read more at Phys.org.