AI Didn’t Create New Risks — It Revealed Old Ones.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗧 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗧𝗜𝗔 𝗔+, 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸+, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆+ 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱), 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. I’ve been seeing a lot of comments lately from people who are worried about AI security, especially after the recent article about hidden prompt injections in AI browsers. And honestly, I completely understand the concern. I’ve worked in IT for many years as a web developer, and I’ve always taken online safety seriously. In fact, I’ve talked before about how fast everything is moving and how hard it can be to keep up with all the changes. But here’s something I think is important to remember: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀. Long before AI, we were already dealing with: - Email phishing scams and spoofed messages - Hidden malware in images or links - Browser exploits, drive-by downloads, and cross-site scripting So, while these new AI-related vulnerabilities sound scary (and yes, they’re real), they’re really just the next version of what we’ve always faced. The good news is that the same habits that have kept us safe online for years still work now: - Log out of sensitive accounts when testing new tools - Don’t install or approve apps/extensions you don’t trust - Use multi-factor authentication - Keep everything updated - Stay cautious with anything that feels “too good to be true” AI is powerful, but it’s still just a tool, and like any tool, it’s safest in informed hands. Instead of letting fear hold us back, we can use awareness, education, and common sense to move forward smarter. 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀; 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲?