Analysis

May 8, 2023

Here are dozens of ways AI could be used for harm — and some too scary to test

One even involves... Taylor Swift-based terror


Tim Smith

4 min read

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Since ChatGPT’s release last year, the Twitterverse has done a great job of crowd-sourcing nefarious uses for generative AI. New chemical weapons, industrial-scale phishing scams — you name it, someone's suggested it.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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