AI and Cybersecurity Trends by 2027: Gartner, Europol, and Global Updates

By 2027, organizations will use three times more small, task-specific AI models than general-purpose large language models (LLMs), according to Gartner. Europol warns about criminal innovations to deceive biometric security systems by reconstructing elements of the human body. Spain has legislated to penalize producers of AI-generated content who do not disclose the artificial origin of their creations. 35 Chrome extensions claim to protect users but steal their data. The FBI warns about hackers using fake PDF converters to spread malware and steal passwords.