Artificial intelligence in security technologies: Levels of intelligent autonomy and risk

Abstract

The development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within security technologies presents a number of opportunities and risks for security professionals. The study was undertaken to investigate the use of AI in security technologies within the functional categories of Observing, Detecting, Controlling and Responding technologies, exploring the risks associated with enhanced AI across these technologies. In exploring these risks, the study developed a novel scale to define the level of intelligent autonomy a technology may possess during operation, in addition the degree of human involvement retained at each level across the various stages of the AI operational cycle. The Security Technology Intelligent Autonomy Scale may be used to consider the risks which may emerge at each level, with a weighting towards consequences of outcome.

RAS ID

43971

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Publication

2021

School

School of Science

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

IEEE

Comments

Evans, D., & Coole, M. (2021, February). Artificial intelligence in security technologies: Levels of intelligent autonomy and risk [Paper presentation]. 2021 International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (ICCST), Hatfield, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCST49569.2021.9717405.

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10.1109/ICCST49569.2021.9717405