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Prompt Security‘s AI & Security
Predictions for 2025
The
Future of Work with AI
Contrary to
widespread concerns, I don’t expect AI to eliminate jobs in 2025. Instead, it
will serve as a powerful tool to enhance human capabilities. Agentic AI systems
will work alongside humans, like in customer service, sales outreach, marketing
content creation, software development and healthcare applications, among
others. This means that very soon, 30% of our tedious and repetitive tasks will
be automated, giving us more time to focus on creative, innovative and
interesting pursuits.
I believe we
will also see a significant shift as the multi-modality of AI becomes more
mainstream (video, audio, etc.), as opposed to the majority of the use of AI
which has been text-based. This creates new opportunities for human-AI
collaboration.
Organizational
AI Adoption
The
democratization of LLM access, driven by ever-decreasing prices, is enabling
broader adoption across organizations. Additionally, specialized AI solutions
will increasingly be moving away from OpenAI’s dominance, with alternatives
like Claude gaining traction in specific domains such as coding, which is
something we’re already starting to see.
Security
Landscape
The security
landscape is evolving rapidly with challenges on several fronts.
On the one hand
we have the rise of AI-powered malware and cyber attacks, which is particularly
concerning, as AI is making malware creation accessible to individuals with
basic technical knowledge. This democratization of cyber threats poses new
challenges for security teams. Gartner predicts that by 2027, around 20% of
cyberattacks will be AI-related.
On the other
hand, as organizations increasingly embed AI into their sensitive workflows,
especially given the expansion of Agentic AI, the security of AI systems
themselves becomes a critical concern. By the end of 2025, I would venture to
say that at least one in four Fortune 500 companies will have implemented
dedicated AI security solutions.
And lastly, in
terms of using AI to improve security workflows, I expect this to continue
growing – while this is not new – alert triaging, handling, escalations and
remediations will continue to see more and more use of AI. This is already a
market on its own.?
Regulatory
Environment
The regulatory
landscape for AI is developing along divergent paths globally. The European
Union is taking a risk-based approach about AI through the EU AI Act,
implementing comprehensive regulatory frameworks. In contrast, I expect the
United States to adopt a more permissive approach under potential libertarian
economic policies, allowing for greater flexibility in AI development and
deployment, emphasizing national security and economic competition with China.
Agentic
AI
AI chatbots use
generative AI to provide responses based on a single interaction. A person
makes a query, and the chatbot uses natural language processing to reply.
In my opinion,
the next frontier of artificial intelligence will be agentic AI, which employs
sophisticated reasoning and iterative planning to autonomously solve complex,
multi-step problems. It is poised to enhance productivity and operations across
various industries.
Agentic AI
systems process vast amounts of data from multiple sources to independently
analyze challenges, develop strategies, and execute tasks such as supply chain
optimization, cybersecurity vulnerability analysis, and assisting doctors with
time-consuming tasks.
I believe that
by 2025, we will see a significant increase in resources shifting from
single-interaction procedures with LLMs to this multi-step approach of agentic
AI, which will gradually solve complex problems for us autonomously.?
Be sure that
in 12 months we’ll be back to analyze what were our hits and misses. In the
meantime, here’s to a joyful 2025 filled with safe & secure adoption of AI.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Itamar Golan
is the CEO &
co-founder of Prompt Security and Core
Member of OWASP
Top 10 for LLMs with over 15 years of experience in AI and
cybersecurity. Prompt Security enables enterprises to safely and security adopt
GenAI with a complete platform for GenAI Security. Before co-founding the
company, Golan spent over a decade at the intersection of data
science and cybersecurity, leading initiatives at Check Point and Orca
Security, where he developed advanced AI models for organizational security.
Notably, Golan is also a core contributor to the creation of the
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Apps and an expert in Deep Neural
Networks. Golan is also a prominent keynote speaker and influential
figure in AI security with tens of thousands of social media followers. He’s
also the host of “PromptCast,”
a podcast dedicated to AI and Security.
