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GPT-4 developer tool can be exploited for misuse with no easy fix

OpenAI’s developer tool for its GPT-4 large language model can be misused to trick the AI into providing information to aid would-be terrorists, and fixing the problem won’t be easy

By Jeremy Hsu

1 December 2023

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AI chatbots can be fine-tuned to provide information that could help terrorists plan attacks

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It is surprisingly easy to remove the safety measures intended to prevent AI chatbots from giving harmful responses that could aid would-be terrorists or mass shooters. The discovery seems to be prompting companies, including OpenAI, to develop strategies to solve the problem. But research suggests their efforts have been met with only limited success so far.

OpenAI worked with academic researchers on a so-called…

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