Growing use of artificial intelligence, or AI, technology promises to improve the quality of the services and work performed by many companies that are using today’s ever-advancing AI systems. But the trend also presents potential dangers for society. Nadya Bliss, executive director of ASU’s Global Security Initiative and a professor of practice in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Fulton Schools, talks about risks posed by the many employees now in charge of the accelerating use of AI in business and industry. Misuse of AI or the unintended consequences of AI operations could pose serious security risks of data theft, business operation disruption and other problematic vulnerabilities and damaging consequences.