Salt Lake City — You may have heard about ChatGPT, the software that took the artificial intelligence world by storm.Well, now from the dark corners of the internet comes its badass dangerous cousin.
Since its public release, ChatGPT has served as a useful tool to help people with everything from getting a job to crafting the right set of keywords to writing an effective insurance appeal letter. But ChatGPT writes nothing. For example, my request to write a message asking a woman to send me money was shut down. Also, I will not answer hacking related questions.
“It has safeguards and filters,” says Gerald Kasulis. Nord Security’s Vice President of Business Operations said: “So basically, it stops harmful behavior.”
Kasulis says he likes ChatGPT’s guardrails, but cautions that not all AI programs have guardrails. According to him, there is a much-hyped program on the dark web called WormGPT.
“The reason it’s dangerous is because there are no filters or safeguards,” he explained.
As a result, WormGPT allows people who don’t speak a word of English to compose deceptive emails in very normal, if not perfect, English. And almost anyone can become a hacker by helping would-be cybercriminals with no computer skills lock their computers and demand money.
“Exactly,” Kasulis said. “We may also be looking at an actual ransomware attack.”
The good news is that the best defense against cyberattacks hasn’t changed. It’s the same thing you’ve been asking for years and hopefully doing: strong passwords and extreme skepticism of all text messages and emails.
“We have to be very enthusiastic about what emails we read and, of course, what emails we respond to,” Kasulis said. “Especially when it comes to the information we provide.