In 2024, artificial intelligence or AI became a much more visible part of our everyday lives. So, what’s in store for 2025?May 2024 is when Google launched AI Overview, the synopsis of information available online that now appears at the top of the page for many search results.“I hate that thing,” said Doug Jacobson, a cybersecurity professor at Iowa State University. Jacobson doesn’t like that particular example of artificial intelligence, but good or bad, he knows more is coming.“You’re going to be naive if you think that that we’re going to put this genie back in the bottle.”Jacobson predicts that in 2025 this tool, already capable of creating life-like yet completely fabricated still images, will improve when it comes to fake animations and videos.Already this technology is used to create videos known as deepfakes, showing someone doing or saying something they didn’t actually do or say. According to a Homeland Security report, 90–95% of deepfake videos since 2018 were primarily based on non-consensual pornography.However, Jacobson believes we’ll also see positive applications develop further, too .In the medical field, he said, artificial intelligence could be used to discover new solutions. “It’s able to ingest massive amounts of data and run all sorts of models on what might be a good drug.”According to Forbes, AI is also evolving to encompass risk assessment and management when it comes to banking. A consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, says AI will enable insurance companies to get better at predicting risks ahead of time.However, as much as Jacobson expects this technology to expand, he says we’re still a long ways away from truly intelligent machines.“We use this term ‘intelligence.’ Not sure you’re really giving the computer the characteristics of being intelligent,” said Jacobson. “I don’t think we’re there yet. We’re a long ways away from the scary movies.”» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from KCCI
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In 2024, artificial intelligence or AI became a much more visible part of our everyday lives. So, what’s in store for 2025?
May 2024 is when Google launched AI Overview, the synopsis of information available online that now appears at the top of the page for many search results.
“I hate that thing,” said Doug Jacobson, a cybersecurity professor at Iowa State University. Jacobson doesn’t like that particular example of artificial intelligence, but good or bad, he knows more is coming.
“You’re going to be naive if you think that that we’re going to put this genie back in the bottle.”
Jacobson predicts that in 2025 this tool, already capable of creating life-like yet completely fabricated still images, will improve when it comes to fake animations and videos.
Already this technology is used to create videos known as deepfakes, showing someone doing or saying something they didn’t actually do or say. According to a Homeland Security report, 90–95% of deepfake videos since 2018 were primarily based on non-consensual pornography.
However, Jacobson believes we’ll also see positive applications develop further, too .
In the medical field, he said, artificial intelligence could be used to discover new solutions. “It’s able to ingest massive amounts of data and run all sorts of models on what might be a good drug.”
According to Forbes, AI is also evolving to encompass risk assessment and management when it comes to banking. A consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, says AI will enable insurance companies to get better at predicting risks ahead of time.
However, as much as Jacobson expects this technology to expand, he says we’re still a long ways away from truly intelligent machines.
“We use this term ‘intelligence.’ Not sure you’re really giving the computer the characteristics of being intelligent,” said Jacobson. “I don’t think we’re there yet. We’re a long ways away from the scary movies.”
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