As the AI arms race heats up across APAC, the technology is cementing itself as a disinformation tool and a shield against cyber threats. In this episode of Verizon’s Securing AI podcast series, Corrie McLeod talks to Mike Bareja, former deputy director of Cyber, Technology and Security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), and John Hines, head of cybersecurity APAC at Verizon Business, about the democratisation of AI. This hard-hitting conversation explores the dangerous potential of AI disinformation to subtly undermine societal trust, as it floods digital channels with fake content generation and new reports of identity hijacking.
