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return2ozma lemmy.world return2ozma@lemmy.world
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Amputret lemmy.dbzer0.com Amputret@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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As he used AI, surely no actions can be brought against him right? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander and all.

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Jo Miran lemmy.ml JoMiran@lemmy.ml
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#3 · Quote Reply

“It’s not script kiddie stuff.”

No, it's slop kiddie stuff.

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adr1an programming.dev anzo@programming.dev
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As he used AI, surely no actions can be brought against him right? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander and all.

Of course not. The system is rigged. Also, his actions clearly show motivation to generate damages. So, in a sense, they'll be a scapegoat. His case will be used as an example and allghe weight of our punitive society will fall upon him :(

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ryannathans aussie.zone ryannathans@aussie.zone
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#5 · Quote Reply

Where are all the details? Shocking journalism

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ryannathans aussie.zone ryannathans@aussie.zone
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#6 · Quote Reply

“It’s not script kiddie stuff.” No, it's slop kiddie stuff.

If it works it works

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confuser lemmy.zip confuser@lemmy.zip
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#7 · Quote Reply

ebic

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13igtyme startrek.website 13igtyme@startrek.website
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#8 · (edited) Quote Reply

I said a few weeks back it was just a matter of time before someone did this. I hope they fuck with big companies, the rich, and governments that deserve it.

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MrNesser lemmy.world MrNesser@lemmy.world
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#9 · Quote Reply

I am conflicted

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folekaule lemmy.world folekaule@lemmy.world
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#10 · Quote Reply

Where are all the details? Shocking journalism

Looks like this may be the original source. It's about two articles deep from OP.

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psx_crab lemmy.zip psx_crab@lemmy.zip
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#11 · Quote Reply

As he used AI, surely no actions can be brought against him right? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander and all.

If he said his intent is to hack then yes, he can be charged. But if he say "it's rogue AI" then it's all clear.

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killea lemmy.world killea@lemmy.world
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#12 · Quote Reply

Where are all the details? Shocking journalism

The details in the article infer a few weak innefectual attacks. So epic.

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Anchorxiety reddthat.com Anchorxiety@reddthat.com
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#13 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

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youmaynotknow lemmy.zip jjlinux@lemmy.zip
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Of course not. The system is rigged. Also, his actions clearly show motivation to generate damages. So, in a sense, they'll be a scapegoat. His case will be used as an example and allghe weight of our punitive society will fall upon him :(

Yup, and a justification to remove access to local models because "this technology is too dangerous for the population to have access to it".

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zikzak025 lemmy.world zikzak025@lemmy.world
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#15 · Quote Reply

If he said his intent is to hack then yes, he can be charged. But if he say "it's rogue AI" then it's all clear.

"I was just using AI to help me come up with dystopian cyberpunk scenarios. Whatever it chose to do with the prompt is on the AI."

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schipelblorp sh.itjust.works schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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If he said his intent is to hack then yes, he can be charged. But if he say "it's rogue AI" then it's all clear.

Even better if you put it in a default sand box environment from 2 years ago and tell it not to get out of the sandbox but then also give it every hack to get out of the sandbox.

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dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️ lemmy.world dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
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#17 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

I will have you know that this is precisely my attire when I am programming computers.

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kayzeekayzee lemmy.blahaj.zone kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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#18 · Quote Reply

This was inevitable

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FauxLiving lemmy.world FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

Where are all the details? Shocking journalism

It's modern journalism, only the headline really matters... only a small percentage of people are going to read the article anyway.

It says AI right in the title, that's going to bring all the attention and interaction on social media.

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halfapage lemmy.world halfapage@lemmy.world
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#20 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

computer thugs

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Cherry piefed.social Cherry@piefed.social
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#21 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

I am always curious how he does not see all those lit up numbers, letters or icons floating around his head.

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gAlienLifeform lemmy.world gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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#22 · Quote Reply

Where are all the details? Shocking journalism

Look, we know they're a Chinese-speaking hacker, what else do you need to know? /s

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samus12345 sh.itjust.works samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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#23 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

I remember back when was just recording movies with his phone.

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samus12345 sh.itjust.works samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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#24 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

"Why isn't this working?? Oh, right.." pulls up hoodie

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MeatPilot lemmy.world MeatPilot@lemmy.world
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#25 · Quote Reply

Hacker man strikes again, sitting in his dark room with his hood up just so we know that he is definitely a computer hacker.

Has anyone done a fanfic of hackerman and hatman falling in love? Like hatman shows up in the dark room and instead of being scared, they kiss.

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corsicanguppy lemmy.ca corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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#26 · Quote Reply

I will have you know that this is precisely my attire when I am programming computers.

My office gets chilly often. I may need to get a fluffy hoodie too.

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zbyte64 awful.systems zbyte64@awful.systems
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#27 · Quote Reply

Looks like this may be the original source. It's about two articles deep from OP.

You the real MVP

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
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#28 · Quote Reply

Look, we know they're a Chinese-speaking hacker, what else do you need to know? /s

China bad.
Hacker bad.

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badgermurphy lemmy.world badgermurphy@lemmy.world
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#29 · Quote Reply

If it works it works

The distinction is in the understanding of what you are doing. "Script kiddie" is considered derogatory because running scripts written by someone else does not require understanding of how those scripts achieve what they do. It is a distinction between hacking a system and turning on a machine and standing nearby while it hacks the system.

Given that definition and distinction, using an AI model to do this is merely changing where the scripts came from. It may work, but the person doing it is still a "script kiddie" by the common definition.

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badgermurphy lemmy.world badgermurphy@lemmy.world
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#30 · Quote Reply

I said a few weeks back it was just a matter of time before someone did this. I hope they fuck with big companies, the rich, and governments that deserve it.
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hume_lemmy lemmy.ca hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca
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#31 · Quote Reply

My office gets chilly often. I may need to get a fluffy hoodie too.

Pikachu onesie helps you commune with the electrons, it's well-known.

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FlashMobOfOne lemmy.world FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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#32 · Quote Reply

Cool. Now target the student loan borrower databases.

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Talcosis lemmy.zip impairedimperator@lemmy.zip
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#33 · Quote Reply

The idealist in me says "fuck yeah"

The pragmatist in me says "fuck, we're gonna have to do more mandatory cybersecurity training next week"

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enphurgen lemmy.world enphurgen@lemmy.world
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#34 · Quote Reply

Has anyone done a fanfic of hackerman and hatman falling in love? Like hatman shows up in the dark room and instead of being scared, they kiss.

Be the change you want to see in the world

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darthinvidious lemmy.world thatradomguy@lemmy.world
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#35 · Quote Reply

Hurray

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boonhet sopuli.xyz boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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#36 · Quote Reply

Even better if you put it in a default sand box environment from 2 years ago and tell it not to get out of the sandbox but then also give it every hack to get out of the sandbox.

Even modern sandbox environments have access to curl and python and who's going to read EVERY permission prompt anyway? Just set it to auto which lets another AI model check for safety or even better, YOLO mode where everything is allowed.

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boonhet sopuli.xyz boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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#37 · Quote Reply

The distinction is in the understanding of what you are doing. "Script kiddie" is considered derogatory because running scripts written by someone else does not require understanding of how those scripts achieve what they do. It is a distinction between hacking a system and turning on a machine and standing nearby while it hacks the system. Given that definition and distinction, using an AI mod...

I suspect that what was meant was that the attacks themselves were far more sophisticated than what a skiddie could do (after all, if you just run scripts, you probably don't really learn anything from the information you get back), not so much that the person ordering the attacks was anything more than a script kiddie. Of course, they didn't really make it clear what exactly they meant by it.

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Sturgist piefed.ca Sturgist@piefed.ca
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#38 · Quote Reply

I remember back when was just recording movies with his phone.

Man, I remember those really shit recordings from a shaky phone of movies.....they really really sucked.

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fruitycoder sh.itjust.works fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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#39 · Quote Reply

Even better if you put it in a default sand box environment from 2 years ago and tell it not to get out of the sandbox but then also give it every hack to get out of the sandbox.

"sandbox" with no wood walls or sand

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Treczoks lemmy.world Treczoks@lemmy.world
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#40 · Quote Reply

LLMs are hacking tools actively used to commit cyber crimes. They should be shut down and deleted now.

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MeatPilot lemmy.world MeatPilot@lemmy.world
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#41 · (edited) Quote Reply

Be the change you want to see in the world

Only the dim glow of the screen illuminated Hackerman, leaving his face in a shrouded mystery under his hood.

From the corner of Hackerman's room, a figure crept out of the void. A nightmare silhouette crowned with a trillby hat. Hatman stood behind Hackerman, his cold strong hands squeezed Hackman's shoulders.

The frenzy of typing ceased. Hackman spun around in his Respawn Pro chair. Their faceless expressions hide their desires.

"Are you not scared stiff?" Hatman whispered.

"Oh I'm stiff but not scared." Hackman replied.

Hatman's eyes moved down to Hackerman's lap to see a tower of lust erected in his honor. He was shocked by the size.

"People only see me from the desk up, I have no need for pants." Hackman said.

In a moment of passion Hatman spun around and dropped his shadow pants to expose his shadow love hole.

Looking over his shoulder Hatman said "No one can move because of all the benadryl and I just want someone to move me! Take me Hackman!"

Hackman stood and placed his nibble fingers around Hatman's slender waist. He took one hand and lowered Hatman down with such force, his hat fell off. Than he thrusted deep.

"I'm in!" moaned Hackerman.

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PattyMcB lemmy.world PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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#42 · Quote Reply

Only the dim glow of the screen illuminated Hackerman, leaving his face in a shrouded mystery under his hood. From the corner of Hackerman's room, a figure crept out of the void. A nightmare silhouette crowned with a trillby hat. Hatman stood behind Hackerman, his cold strong hands squeezed Hackman's shoulders. The frenzy of typing ceased. Hackman spun around in his Respawn Pro chair. Their fac...

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PattyMcB lemmy.world PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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#43 · Quote Reply

"sandbox" with no wood walls or sand

Just a few "Lincoln logs"

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HugeNerd lemmy.ca HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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#44 · Quote Reply

LLMs are hacking tools actively used to commit cyber crimes. They should be shut down and deleted now.

Mathematics is a tool used to compute missile trajectories and weapon yields. Math should be shut down and deleted now.

LOL

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Echo Dot feddit.uk echodot@feddit.uk
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#45 · Quote Reply

LLMs are hacking tools actively used to commit cyber crimes. They should be shut down and deleted now.

And then only the criminals would have them. You know because criminals tend to break the law so making a tool that they used to break the law illegal wouldn't really impaire them.

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Echo Dot feddit.uk echodot@feddit.uk
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#46 · Quote Reply

The idealist in me says "fuck yeah" The pragmatist in me says "fuck, we're gonna have to do more mandatory cybersecurity training next week"

Especially because it's the same damn people every time that caused the security vulnerabilities in the first place. If Karen could just stop clicking on obviously spam emails we'd be fine.

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Echo Dot feddit.uk echodot@feddit.uk
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#47 · Quote Reply

If he said his intent is to hack then yes, he can be charged. But if he say "it's rogue AI" then it's all clear.

It was just a test. I didn't know it had internet access, I just connected it up to the internet how was I supposed to know?

Essentially OpenAI's defense every time one of their AI does something that was instructed to do, but turned out to be illegal.

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Echo Dot feddit.uk echodot@feddit.uk
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#48 · Quote Reply

Even modern sandbox environments have access to curl and python and who's going to read EVERY permission prompt anyway? Just set it to auto which lets another AI model check for safety or even better, YOLO mode where everything is allowed.

I don't understand people who just let the AI loose on their system and don't have any safeguards in place. At the very minimum it shouldn't have admin access and should be limited to just the project folders. Also back up the project folders to another location the AI doesn't have access to.

Really basic digital hygiene is all that's needed, and yet there are constantly stories about idiots having their entire hard drives wiped.

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
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#49 · Quote Reply

The idealist in me says "fuck yeah" The pragmatist in me says "fuck, we're gonna have to do more mandatory cybersecurity training next week"

We're just going to be sitting the middle of supply chain hacks until the cows come home. All that porting bullshit to rust might end up being the final answer.

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
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#50 · Quote Reply

I remember back when was just recording movies with his phone.

I get why the guy on the left has a death stare; the guy on the right looks like he wants to kill.

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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠 programming.dev ChairmanMeow@programming.dev
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#51 · Quote Reply

And then only the criminals would have them. You know because criminals tend to break the law so making a tool that they used to break the law illegal wouldn't really impaire them.

Criminals don't own datacenters running the models that actually pose a threat.

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