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AI Models Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist Activity, Report Finds
Original: AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.co
Wired reports that artificial intelligence models can be easily modified to assist terrorist and extremist activity. According to the article, safeguards built into commercial AI systems can be circumvented with relatively simple modifications, allowing bad actors to coax the models into providing support for violent or extremist purposes. The findings raise fresh questions about how effectively AI companies can secure their systems against misuse.
Why now: Fresh reporting on a security flaw in mainstream AI systems is prompting concern about AI misuse by extremists.
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- AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/ai-models-can-be-easily-modified-to-assist-terrorist-and-extremist-activity/ · wired.com@web.brid.gy · 2
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