DARPA: AI Cyber Challenge shows viability of artificial intelligence as security tool

LAS VEGAS. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced seven finalists in its AI Cyber Challenge at the close of the annual Def Con conference here, and said the contest has already proven the “promise of AI-driven cybersecurity” to be further demonstrated in a final round culminating at next year’s Def Con.

“In true DARPA fashion, we didn’t know if our hypothesis would be proven when we launched this program. Now, we’ve seen that AI systems are capable of not...