ChatGPT Abused to Develop Malicious Softwares

December 21, 2022

Cyber criminals exploited OpenAI's ChatGPT, using it to create malware, ransomware, and other harmful software. This incident underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI practices in preventing such misuse.

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Alleged deployer: openai
Alleged developer: openai
Alleged harmed parties: internet-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/443

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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