Crimes such as homicide and theft, and drugs such as heroin and cocaine have always been of public concern, and there has been a recent focus on areas such as child sexual abuse, modern slavery, new psychoactive substances, online fraud, and online indecent images of children.
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Autonomous Systems (AS) are cyberphysical complex systems that combine artificial intelligence with multi-layer operations. Security for dynamic and networked ASs has to develop new methods to address an uncertain and sh...
Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: Lancaster University
The project focuses on developing secure autonomous systems and has a research program covering both technical and social aspects of security, which directly addresses the question of preventing criminal or hostile use of autonomous systems.
In order to reinforce European leadership in safe and secure AI technology, we are proposing a virtual center of excellence on safe and secure AI that will address major challenges hampering the deployment of AI technolo...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
The project focuses on secure and safe AI technology, which is relevant to preventing misuse of autonomous systems, but does not specifically address 'security by design' or attacks on the systems themselves.
In order to reinforce European leadership in safe and secure AI technology, we are proposing a virtual center of excellence on safe and secure AI that will address major challenges hampering the deployment of AI technolo...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE
The project aims to address challenges in deploying safe and secure AI technology, which is relevant to the question, but does not specifically focus on preventing criminal or hostile use of these systems.