Simone Smit, head of the Dutch intelligence service AIVD, warns that artificial intelligence could eventually pose a threat in its own right, beyond its use to facilitate existing threats. She made the remarks on Wereldupdate, a podcast by Dutch think tank Clingendael.Smit says that "AI is also being used as a geopolitical instrument. It offers incredible opportunities, but it is also a genuine threat that we are investigating. We are increasingly seeing that it may even constitute a threat in its own right."

Simone Smit, head of the Dutch intelligence service AIVD, warns that artificial intelligence could eventually pose a threat in its own right, beyond its use to facilitate existing threats. She made the remarks on Wereldupdate, a podcast by Dutch think tank Clingendael.Smit says that "AI is also being used as a geopolitical instrument. It offers incredible opportunities, but it is also a genuine threat that we are investigating. We are increasingly seeing that it may even constitute a threat in its own right."