Can We Rely on AI?
Desmond J. Higham
Over the last decade, adversarial attack algorithms have revealed
instabilities in deep learning tools. These algorithms raise issues regarding
safety, reliability and interpretability in artificial intelligence; especially
in high risk settings. From a practical perspective, there has been a war of
escalation between those developing attack and defence strategies. At a more
theoretical level, researchers have also studied bigger picture questions
concerning the existence and computability of attacks. Here we give a brief
overview of the topic, focusing on aspects that are likely to be of interest to
researchers in applied and computational mathematics.