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Generating Harms - Generative AI's impact and paths forwards

Electronic Privacy Information Centre (2023)

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Risk Domain

Using AI systems to develop cyber weapons (e.g., by coding cheaper, more effective malware), develop new or enhance existing weapons (e.g., Lethal Autonomous Weapons or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives), or use weapons to cause mass harm.

"Though chatbots cannot (yet) develop their own novel malware from scratch, hackers could soon potentially use the coding abilities of large language models like ChatGPT to create malware that can then be minutely adjusted for maximum reach and effect, essentially allowing more novice hackers to become a serious security risk"(p. 5)

Part of Information Manipulation

Other risks from Electronic Privacy Information Centre (2023) (21)