Technology that routinely detects and addresses software program safety vulnerabilities utilizing AI good points international recognition
Samsung Electronics right now introduced it has gained first place within the finals of the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), the world’s largest AI safety expertise competitors, held on Aug. eight in Las Vegas.
The AI Cyber Challenge is a prestigious competitors hosted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a analysis and improvement institute of the U.S. Department of Defense, with a complete prize pool of $22.5 million.
The finals passed off throughout DEF CON 33, a serious hacking and safety convention. Universities, analysis establishments and international tech firms from numerous nations participated, partaking in a fierce AI safety expertise competitors.
Samsung participated within the competitors as Team Atlanta, a joint staff led by Samsung Research, the Device eXperience (DX) Division’s superior analysis institute, in collaboration with safety consultants from main international universities, together with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH).
The competitors, which spanned two years ranging from 2023, noticed forty-two groups compete within the semifinals final yr, with solely seven advancing to this yr’s finals.
“Samsung Electronics was able to achieve meaningful results by demonstrating its AI-based security technology capabilities at a global security technology competition,” mentioned Taesoo Kim, VP of Samsung Research, who led Team Atlanta. “We will continue to expand collaboration with global security experts to further advance Samsung Electronics’ security technology proficiency.”
Team Atlanta superior to the finals with distinctive technical capabilities, being the only participant to detect an unintended vulnerability — not a flaw that had been arrange for the competitors — within the semifinals, and as soon as once more proved world-class safety expertise capabilities within the finals.
The finals evaluated every staff’s skill to investigate supply code vulnerabilities and apply safety patches utilizing AI-powered safety applied sciences alone, with none human intervention.
By showcasing main experience with exact and complex AI safety expertise, Team Atlanta earned the glory of first place and acquired $four million in prize.
Building on its achievement, Samsung plans to develop next-generation safety options powered by AI that may autonomously establish and mitigate safety vulnerabilities, enabling steady enhancement of merchandise and repair safety.
