Tech News: Commanding Chatbots to Make Malware

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Tech News: Commanding Chatbots to Make Malware

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Jan 20, 2023

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Cybersecurity researchers discover that, with a little bullying, they could convince ChatGPT to make some nasty malware. Plus workers in Kenya suffered to make ChatGPT less toxic. Meta faces fines in the EU for WhatsApp. And Microsoft is gearing up for layoffs. Plus more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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