When:

March 6 – March 7, 2025

“Beau Monde Cybersecurity Ski” brings together cybersecurity experts from all over the world for educational sessions, networking, and more in Park City, Utah. Hit the slopes, enjoy the views, and don’t miss NetSPI Principal AI Researcher Kurtis Shelton’s talk on common vulnerabilities in AI systems.

“Beyond Binary”: Understanding the Gradient of AI Vulnerabilities

Location: Classroom 1A 
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm MST

Kurtis Shelton

Kurtis Shelton
Principal AI Researcher

The landscape of AI vulnerabilities is evolving rapidly, demanding a nuanced approach beyond traditional binary assessments. This presentation dives into common vulnerabilities in AI systems, explores why vulnerabilities are gradients, not absolutes, and discusses benchmarking as a critical tool for assessing and improving model robustness.  

Using examples from generative models, this talk will illustrate how benchmarks can encompass both traditional and AI-specific challenges, including bias and usability. Attendees will leave with actionable insights into AI risk management and a call to collaborative innovation in AI security by learning: 

  1. The gradient nature of AI vulnerabilities
  2. The role of benchmarking in assessing AI robustness and security
  3. How to benchmark AI-specific vulnerabilities like bias and prompt injection
  4. Importance of collaboration in enhancing AI security across industries, and quick teaser on other fun tools that are residual of this understanding