William & Mary’s research on AI influence national dialog

Williamsburg, va. – As a reporter of consumers from News 3, I warn you about scams and report on how to keep your family safe, but I wanted to know what is done locally – especially when it comes to artificial intelligence.

What I found went to Campus William & Mary, where research has a national impact. This research is done under the leadership of Adwait Nadkarni.

“One thing that really differentiates us is our holistic approach to Cibersecurita,” says associate professor in computer science and director of the Cibersurita Center, Adweit Nadkarni.

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As a sign of recognizing its last -minute contributions in the field of cybersecurity, the National Security Agency has appointed W&M CA National Center for Academic Excellence in Cibersecurita Research. At W&M, researchers are not only studying computer science, but partners with arts, business and law schools.

Nadkarni said that it helps them to understand the technology better, the way people use it and the regulations that model it.

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“There are a lot of research at the intersection between AI and Security and Human Factors,” said Nadkarni. “We can truly learn a lot and understand deeply, not only about technology, but also about people involved in technology and (as they are) using -o. (We can also learn a lot about) the regulations and laws that govern our use of technology and the influence of technology. “

Researchers build new fundamental models to detect scams early. These programs can also do software you have more resistant to Cyberattacks.

“The research we have (has) national security implications,” Nadkarni said.

I asked about the scams. He said they are increasingly effective, in part because they can use and have.

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As an example, I asked Chatgpt to write a letter to recruit a job for Nadkarni.

“I would not fall yet for it, but it is quite happy with what I would fall,” Nadkarni said.

That’s what the scams hope.

“They use artificial intelligence to target people and to develop profiles of people, as well as legitimate enterprises,” said James Lee.

Lee is the president Resource Center for Identity Theftwhich is a non -profit that helps the victims.

“We know right now that the criminal gangs of identity, these organized criminal organizations, hire as many people they can find worldwide to do nothing but look for defects in software that can be exploited to steal data.” said Lee.

Lee said that there are sophisticated transnational criminal organizations that are organized as a real business.

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“The bad guys are hiding in Google searches now, because they can buy ads just as everyone else can,” Lee said.

To arm you, Lee advised the use of a Passkey to replace passwords.

“A Parkkey is a replacement for a password and this can make your information less useful if it falls into the hands of an identity criminal,” Lee said. “With a Paskey, you will never know the code, you will never see it, you will never know it. You can’t self-compromise. You can’t give it. So this takes a whole line of attack on the table. “

Lee also suggests freezing the child’s credit and credit. He claims that more children fall the victim of the identitygate, but does not find out until the years among the line.

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“It could be a decade or longer before they find out that their identity was compromised, usually when they go to college or ask for financial help, or maybe their first job,” Lee said.

His final advice is to ignore unsolicited messages.

“When you receive a call or message, go straight to the source and take care with Googling the phone number,” Lee said.

This is all the tips echoed by Nadkarni, because his team is focused on defending these attacks in 2025.

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“It is difficult, but if someone wants to do a doctorate in computer science now it is a very good time,” Lee said.

Another will of how much this area grows is that William & Mary voted to make the data science a new department in campus.

This will happen in July and it will be just another way for local students and researchers to keep up with the global challenges we are facing.