Adversarial attacks in AI, like small image perturbations causing misclassification, mirror the 'avalanche effect' in cryptography where minor input differences lead to large output changes. While this is an undesired outcome in AI, it's a fundamental design goal for secure ciphers.

Impact: Medium. This comparison reveals how seemingly different fields grapple with input sensitivity and output transformation, albeit with opposing objectives.

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