The AI revolution, “the biggest tech transformation in over 40 years,” is at the start of $2 trillion in AI spending over the next few years, Dan Ives, global head of technology research at Wedbush Securities, said in a note Saturday. Leading the way are cloud/hyper-scale players such as Microsoft, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc., he added.
The biggest worry is, and remains, security. A laundry list of hazards — ransomware, hallucinations, fraud, lack of trust — are being assessed and addressed by overwhelmed IT managers and anxious executives who must answer to investors pushing for a quick AI transformation.
Ransomware attacks soared 81% in 2024 from 2023 and will significantly jump in 2025 because AI is “fueling the advancements of these threats,” warns Todd Thorsen, chief information security officer at CrashPlan.
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