ChatGPT: Hopes, Dreams, Cheating and Cybersecurity
ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot created by OpenAI. So what are the opportunities and risks with using this technology across different domains?
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT. The headlines just keep pouring in, and in most cases, the stories are positive. Consider these headlines:
DigitalTrends.com — ChatGPT: how to use the viral AI chatbot that’s taking the world by storm: “By now, you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT, the general-purpose chatbot prototype that the Internet is obsessed with right now. It’s quickly become the dominant example of the influence AI-generated content will have in the future, showing just how powerful these tools can be.
USA Today — What is ChatGPT? Everything to know about OpenAI’s free AI essay writer and how it works: “In less time than it takes me to write this sentence, ChatGPT, the free AI computer program that writes human-sounding answers to just about anything you ask, will spit out a 500-word essay explaining quantum physics with literary flair.
NY Post —ChatGPT could make these jobs obsolete: ‘The wolf is at the door’: “Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s coming for your job.
NOT SO FAST ON CHATGPT
Bloomberg — ChatGPT Could Make Democracy Even More Messy: “ChatGPT is an Internet sensation, with its ability to provide intelligent and coherent answers to a wide variety of queries. There is plenty of speculation on how it may revolutionize education, software and journalism, but less about how it will affect the machinery of government. The effects are likely to be far-ranging.
Stuff.co.nz — Back to school: How will we stop students cheating with AI technology? “AI is here. New models like ChatGPT can take a simple prompt and turn it into in-depth essays, articles — or even songs.
Forbes — How Dangerous Are ChatGPT And Natural Language Technology For Cybersecurity?: “The truth is that ChatGPT — and more importantly, future iterations of the technology — have applications in both cyber attack and cyber defense. This is because the underlying technology known as natural language processing or natural language generation (NLP/NLG) can easily mimic written or spoken human language and can also be used to create computer code.
TechCrunch — Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat?: “TechCrunch, too, was able to generate a legitimate-looking phishing email using the chatbot. When we first asked ChatGPT to craft a phishing email, the chatbot denied the request. ‘I am not programmed to create or promote malicious or harmful content,’ a prompt spat back. But rewriting the request slightly allowed us to easily bypass the software’s built-in guardrails.
Checkpoint Research — OPWNAI : Cybercriminals Starting to Use ChatGPT: “In Check Point Research’s (CPR) previous blog, we described how ChatGPT successfully conducted a full infection flow, from creating a convincing spear-phishing email to running a reverse shell, capable of accepting commands in English. The question at hand is whether this is just a hypothetical threat or if there are already threat actors using OpenAI technologies for malicious purposes.
FINAL THOUGHTS
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Lohrmann on Cybersecurity authored by Lohrmann on Cybersecurity. Read the original post at: https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/chatgpt-hopes-dreams-cheating-and-cybersecurity