August 11, 2023

Google’s AI Red Team, which simulate attacks on AI systems to find weaknesses and improve defense strategies is fighting against machine learning attacks.

One of the most common AI attacks is called a “prompt injection attack.” In this attack, the attacker manipulates the input to an AI model in order to get it to produce a desired output. For example, an attacker could use a prompt injection attack to get an AI model to generate text that is harmful or offensive.

Another common AI attack is called “data poisoning.” In this attack, the attacker introduces malicious data into the training set of an AI model. This can cause the model to learn incorrect patterns, which can lead to it making mistakes in the future.

Google’s AI red team is constantly working to defend against these and other AI attacks. The team is also developing new ways to use AI to improve security. For example, the team is working on ways to use AI to identify and patch vulnerabilities in AI systems.

Google has one of the most advanced AI red teams in the world. The team is led by Daniel Fabian, who has over a decade of experience in security. Fabian says that the team is constantly looking for new ways to attack and defend AI systems.

Fabian says that he is optimistic about the future of AI red teams. He believes that AI red teams will play a critical role in protecting AI-powered systems from attack.

The sources for this piece an article in TheRegister.