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Hackers Hate AI Slop Even More Than You Do
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The complaint sounds familiar.
Key facts
- The researchers analyzed 97,895 AI-related conversations on cybercrime forums since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 until the end of last year
- Since ChatGPT emerged toward the end of 2022, there has been significant interest in AI-hacking capabilities and how the technology can transform online crime
- Posts reviewed by WIRED on Hack Forums, a self-styled space for those interested in talking about hacking and sharing techniques, show an irritation caused by people creating posts with AI
- People don’t like it,” says Ben Collier, a security researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh
Summary
Only, this is not a regular internet user moaning about AI being forced into their favorite app. “People don’t like it,” says Ben Collier, a security researcher and senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. During the generative AI boom and hype cycles of the past couple of years, some people posting on hacking forums have moved from being positive about how AI can help hacking to a greater skepticism about the technology, according to the study, which also involved researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Strathclyde. The researchers analyzed 97,895 AI-related conversations on cybercrime forums since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 until the end of last year.