Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones
25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI.
Experts are warning of new terrorism threats emerging from the misuse of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), encrypted messaging platforms, and drones, according to a recent report in Foreign Policy. Despite the fractured state of the global jihadi movement, which has lost its capacity to launch sophisticated attacks since the 9/11 attacks, societies now face equally dangerous threats from these technological advancements.
The report highlights that AI has already been used to plan deadly attacks on US soil, and there is a significant gap between the drone threat and the response, which remains unaddressed. Analysts argue that societies should consider how their innovations are being misused by terrorists against them, echoing the concerns raised in the 9/11 Commission Report about the "failure of imagination" preceding those attacks.
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