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AI is a double use domain. AI systems and the manner in which they are designed can serve both civilian and military purposes, and in a broader sense, beneficial or harmful purposes. Given that certain tasks requiring intelligence are benign while others are not, AI is double edged in the same way that human intelligence is. Researchers in the field of AI cannot avoid producing systems that can serve harmful purposes. For example, the difference between the capacities of an autonomous drone used for delivering parcels and the capacities of an autonomous drone used for delivering explosives is not necessarily too wide. Moreover, fundamental research aiming to improve our comprehension of AI, its capacities and its control seem to be inherently double edged.

AI and machine learning have an increasingly important impact on the security of citizens, organizations and states. Misuse of AI will impact the way in which we build and manage our digital infrastructure, as well as the design and distribution of AI systems, therefore it will probably require an institutional policy. It is worth noting here that the threats caused by AI misuse have been highlighted in heavily publicized contexts (for example, during a Congress hearing (Moore and Anderson 2012), a workshop organized by the White House and a report of the US Department for Homeland Security).

The increasing use of AI for the development of cyberattack techniques and the absence of development of adequate defenses has three major consequences.