According to a 2023 survey among global business and cyber leaders, nearly 56 percent of respondents expected generative artificial intelligence (AI) to provide overall cyber advantage to attackers in the next two years. At the same time, around 35 percent of respondents anticipated overall cyber advantage to remain balanced. On the other hand, only nine percent of respondents claimed that generative AI would benefit cyber defenders.
In the next two years, will generative AI provide overall cyber advantage to attackers or defenders?
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