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Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Dissent

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports:

A 25-year-old unemployed man from Kawasaki has been arrested for allegedly creating a computer virus by using interactive generative artificial intelligence available online. This is believed to be the first case in the nation related to the creation of viruses using generative AI systems.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Ryuki Hayashi on Monday on suspicion of making of electric or magnetic records containing unauthorized commands. He is believed to have used his home computer and smartphone to combine information about creating malware programs obtained after giving instructions to several generative AI systems in March last year, according to investigators.

Read more at Japan News.

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2 thoughts on “Japan Man Arrested for Creating Virus Using Generative AI Systems; ‘I Thought I Could Do Anything if I Asked AI’”

  1. Noway Jose' says:
    May 28, 2024 at 4:28 pm

    Japan Man?? Perhaps you mean a Japanese man?

    1. Dissent Doe PHD says:
      May 28, 2024 at 4:50 pm

      Heh. It’s not my headline — it’s theirs (Japan News). But I agree with you.

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