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Good evening Professor and class,

During my research this week attempting to identify the private sectors roles contributing to and combating the misuse of AI, I discovered that there are many avenues and opportunities for the private sector companies to profit from AI in multiple avenues. The private sector has a unique opportunity to strengthen the governments use of AI through establishing appropriate safety and security procedures that will aid the government to identify potential risks and hazards to the critical infrastructure. This is possible through AI programs that can scan any other programs for potential vulnerabilities and gaps in protection that could be exploited by other companies within the private sector or terrorists groups ay many levels. The private sector also has the ability to collaborate with like-minded partners to create security advisory boards occupied by individuals with the ability to understand the information that the AI programs are displaying and create operating standards that can help standardized the use of AI programs within the DHS.

On the other hand, these companies can also utilized these AI programs to infiltrate their partner sector companies in a malicious way for the benefit of their own company. This could be for new technologies, information regarding the directions of special projects, or disrupting operations at the cost of millions of dollars. AI is extremely dangerous in the financial sector with the ability to predict certain outcomes of stocks and decisions based on algorithms and collected data. This will make it extremely difficult for private sectors to remain united and honest due to the human factor in any situation.