AI systems could soon be able to hijack satellites in orbit and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, potentially triggering a dangerous cascade of smash-ups that could render the environment around Earth unsafe for years, according to experts.
Cyber security researchers are already using AI to identify so-called zero-day vulnerabilities — yet undiscovered security holes in code — to alert operators and help them patch the problems before hackers could exploit them. But attackers, too, can take advantage of those advanced systems to find those holes more quickly.
Speaking exclusively to Space.com, researchers at the CR14 cybersecurity center in Estonia said that advances in AI could make it possible for an AI-led attack to wreak havoc in orbit in as little as two years.
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