How concerned are you about a major cyberattack targeting the US government, companies, or infrastructure in the near future?

Extremely concerned (62%) – "The thing is, because of the scales at which these tools can work on massive interconnected networks, they only need to get into a single surface before they can take down the whole thing. Hopefully everyone is really embracing zero-trust architecture (which prevents approved users from getting access to everything on a network once they're approved once by a system)."

• "Hackers do enough damage now by just manipulating code. (see refrigerated food in Europe), Think what they can do with AI tools. If hackers get very familiar with AI tools, which they will, all hell will break loose. I'm not sure the AI companies can control their model's usage. If I had to bet, I think there are hackers out there that can outperform the AI companies top personal. I think this is gonna be one hell of a wrestling match in the future, and we all might be beaten."

"This problem has always been a game of Whack-A-Mole. New tools and exploits are created and then new defenses and counters are created in response, usually in that order. Now AI-enhanced and accelerated attacks will speed up the whole cycle. Yes, AI tools can help scan software and systems for vulnerabilities, but fixing them still takes time and money. Spoiled food in a few stores is an inconvenience and costly for a few. Imagine that kind of attack at scale against whole cities or worse: segments of the power grid, water supply or traffic control system being hit. Chaos and thousands or millions of lives affected. Governments tend to respond strongly after the fact. That's what worries me."

• "Other countriies and many companies have been hacked so I think the likelihood is pretty high."

"We are all personally and professionally extremely vulnerable to be stripped of everything by hackers and AI. This is not a game."

Somewhat concerned (30%) – "I'm seeing all kinds of crazy things on social media, especially with the warnings from the government, but at this point, most of the hacking seems annoying rather than devastating. Sure there is potential for larger issues, but hopefully, our cybersecurity companies can keep one step ahead."

• "Some people will always try to steal what others have earned instead of working for a living. But others will make it their job to stop them, and they will have far more resorces."

Not very concerned (5%) – "Knowing what we know now about how governments operate, especially Israel, I’m very skeptical of this whole thing"

Not at all concerned (3%) – "If AI is able to hack our systems, AI will also be able to develop ways to defend our systems as well. AI-enhanced cyberdefense is the future."