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Well, That Didn’t Take Long.

Posted on 18th July 2023

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This story on UPI reports on a new piece of software, WormGPT, which is intended for use by criminals. WormGPT uses generative artificial intelligence. In a test, researchers used it to create a scam email to persuade companies to pay fraudulent invoices; apparently it was a very persuasive email.

Whilst it is no surprising that AI is being used for criminal activity, it surprised me how quickly it was created and marketed.