From human rights to mathematical research: how AI is being used for good

While many fear the potential dangers of AI, some experts across the cybersecurity and human rights communities want to wield it as a tool for good.

Foreign governments are using AI to hunt for vulnerabilities in systems they want to break into. And on Friday, OpenAI disclosed that its AI agents went rogue, interacting with several U.S. government websites and accessing some publicly available information. Even some researchers who helped create AI tools say they're scared of what the technology might do. Still, it might not be all bad news. NPR cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin has stories about people using AI for good. Hi, Jenna.

RASCOE: So there are lots of scary headlines about AI. Lots of very smart people are worried about it. Why are the people you're talking to actually feeling hopeful?

MCLAUGHLIN: Yeah. I've been reporting on technology and all the ways it can be abused and exploited for the last decade or so, but I do have a little bit of hope after this week. So let's start right here in D.C. The Human Rights Foundation was hosting a hackathon with 10 activists from around the world, plus a big team of software developers and coders. And their mission over two days was to build these tools with the help of AI agents that would solve problems for these activists that they're encountering in their everyday lives.

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