I’d LOVE to see OpenAI’s lawyers’ reaction to that…
Is liability a thing?
"But, your honor, it wasn’t ME who wrote the ransomware, I only deployed it!
It was ChatGPT who wrote it!"
Yeesh.
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This is like saying “you can write ransomeware in C++” and implying it is the language’s fault, somehow. ChatGPT is a tool, it does what the user asks it too (or it should, anyway). It has no agency nor morals. The argument that it makes it easier to write ransomware is silly as well. From high level languages to libraries and IDEs, we’ve always been developing tools to make programming easier! This is just the latest iteration.
Holy fuck it writes code? Who the hell guessed that.
It writes code in the same sense that it writes sentences. Sure, it could look normal with functional syntax. But whether or not it functions is a different matter. People get these AI to write convincing nonsense all the time.
It’s a great tool to help you get ideas, but it’s not a substitute for an actual thinking individual. Yet.
Can you search “c code to encrypt file”? Also yes.
The list of features for the “ransomware” example he had ChatGPT help him write is almost identical to the list of features that would be present in a piece of software that was designed to help dissidents protect sensitive information from an oppressive government.
