CISOs should be thinking now about changing the assumption that the ‘Great Machine’ of artificial intelligence is so transformational it can replace, rather than augment, human activity.

There’s a philosophical concept called the Great Man Theory that suggests history is all about how significant individuals act as centers of gravity for society as a whole — think Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth I, or the founding fathers of the American Revolution.

Recent research suggests that cybersecurity and related professions are developing a “Great Machine” problem of sorts, a belief that artificial intelligence has the power to replace human agency. This belief threatens to minimize the impact of training, institutional culture, and other factors that have traditionally helped workforces navigate disruptive innovation.

The findings are quite worrisome.

Article by Christopher Whyte in CSO Online.