WormGPT tool for criminals discovered by cybersecurity firm – By Adam Schrader (UPI) / July 15, 2023
July 15 (UPI) — A cybersecurity firm discovered a new generative artificial intelligence tool called WormGPT that is being sold to criminals. Another firm created a malicious generative AI tool called PoisonGPT to test how the technology can be used to intentionally spread fake news online.
These tools are the latest examples of how generative AI can be used by criminals and come amid growing concerns from law enforcement agencies about the use of the technology since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, published a flash noting that the technology behind these tools — large language models that use deep learning to train neural networks — hold “masses of potential” that can be exploited by criminals and bad actors.
OpenAI’s usage policies specifically forbid the use of its models for illegal activity and for creating content that exploits or harms children, among other restrictions.
