The Not too early list for: top 10 Projected AI Crimes for 2025
Top 10 Projected AI Crimes for 2025
As AI advances, so do the creative minds of criminals. Let's dive into the dystopian future of AI crimes in 2025. Grab your tinfoil hats and prepare for some techno-terror.
1. Deepfake Identity Theft Imagine waking up to find your face plastered all over the news committing crimes you didn't even know existed. AI-generated deepfakes will impersonate individuals, making fraud easier and identification harder. Forget about lying to get out of work—your doppelgänger might be doing it for you.
2. Automated Phishing Attacks Remember those sketchy emails from a Nigerian prince? Now imagine they're so personalized you almost RSVP to a fake wedding. AI-driven phishing will customize attacks, tricking even the most cautious users. Your inbox just became a minefield.
3. AI-Powered Ransomware Picture this: you're happily browsing cat videos, and suddenly your screen is hijacked by a demand for Bitcoin. Advanced AI will create more targeted ransomware, making it nearly impossible to defend against. Kiss your data and sanity goodbye.
4. Autonomous Vehicle Hijacking Ever seen a movie where hackers take control of cars? That's about to be your commute. Hackers will exploit AI in self-driving cars to control vehicles remotely. Buckle up; it's going to be a bumpy ride.
5. AI-Based Market Manipulation Think the stock market is a roller coaster now? Wait until AI algorithms start manipulating stocks and cryptocurrencies. Financial chaos will reign supreme, and your retirement plan will need a retirement plan.
6. AI-Enhanced Cyber Espionage James Bond villains will be jealous. Nation-states will use AI for efficient and covert cyber espionage. Privacy? What's that? Big Brother isn't just watching; he's taking notes.
7. Smart Home Invasions Your smart fridge just ordered 100 tubs of ice cream. AI will hack smart home devices, gaining unauthorized access to your private spaces. Home sweet home no more; welcome to the age of paranoid living.
8. Social Media Botnets Ever wondered why your news feed is full of nonsense? AI-generated botnets will flood social media with misinformation, manipulating public opinion. Your social feed is now a battlefield, and truth is the first casualty.
9. Predictive Policing Exploitation Criminals will hack predictive policing algorithms, evading detection and committing crimes more effectively. AI policing meets AI criminals. The ultimate cat-and-mouse game, except the cat has night vision and a PhD in deception.
Note: What is predictive policing, you ask? AI systems predicting criminal activity before it happens, raising ethical and privacy concerns. The future of AI policing is here, and it's watching your every move.
10. AI-Generated Financial Fraud Imagine checking your bank account and finding it wiped clean by someone who doesn't even exist. AI will facilitate complex financial fraud, creating fake transactions and accounts that are hard to trace. Money, money, money… gone.
The questions remains, will the laws to protect us from these crimes of the future be worse then the crimes themselves. What freedoms are we willing to sacrifice to be ‘safe’?.
For more on these topics, check out our latest publication by Robert Kiesling, "The Last Resistance," at robotcrimeblog.com/thelastresistance.