Why AI makes computer worms harder to stop
Anthropic’s warning that AI-powered “worms” could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies showing how artificial intelligence could supercharge self-spreading malware.
A computer worm is malicious software that spreads between devices on its own.
In June, Nicolas Papernot, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto, led a team that built a prototype AI worm using freely available AI models.
