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Generative artificial intelligence can bring benefits to consumers yet also risks from threats such as more sophisticated phishing scams.
  • Generative artificial intelligence can make consumers' lives easier, but it's helping scammers, too.
  • McAfee CEO Greg Johnson told Insider GenAI is making threats like phishing more sophisticated.
  • The more benefit it brings to consumers, it also goes to the scammers, Johnson said.

Greg Johnson sees a battle of the bots unfolding.

The CEO of McAfee, the online security company known for its antivirus software, is embracing generative artificial intelligence as a way to boost his employees' productivity and help them keep up with online threats.

But Johnson also sees GenAI's dark side.