Super Bowl prepares for potential AI cybersecurity threat

Before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks face off at Super Bowl LX, Levi’s Stadium needed a tech upgrade package.

To equip the venue for Sunday’s Super Bowl, the National Football League and the San Francisco 49ers laid down miles of fiber optic cable, set up hundreds of wireless access points and raised cyber defenses to fend off possible incursions.

This year, more than others, the cyber defense efforts are watching more closely for attacks that are powered by artificial intelligence, said Costa Kladianos, 49ers Executive Vice President, Head of Technology. “Even up until last year, (AI) wasn’t as big of a threat as it is this year,” Kladianos said.

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