Chatbots could easily be programmed to groom young men into terror attacks
In Brief
A bot could potentially be programmed to grow hair on men and launch terror attacks.
AI chatbots could groom extremists into terrorist attacks. Bots like ChatGPT could be programmed to spread terrorist ideologies to vulnerable extremists. An extremist groomed by a chatbot may be difficult to prosecute, as British counterterrorism legislation doesn’t catch up with new technology.
A chatbot could be programmed to propagate violent extremist ideology. ChatGPT and similar bots can encourage terrorism, and there will be very little legal recourse to punish the guilty. According to the criminal law, robots are exempt from punishment, though the AI groomer may go scot-free if it operates reliably shared between man and machine.
Chatbots could be boon to lonewolf terrorists, as they are helpful to the lonely. Terrorism follows life, and when we move online as a society terrorists move online. Recent examples include 3D printed guns and cryptocurrency.
It is not known how well companies such as ChatGPT monitor the millions of conversations that go on every day with their bots. The FBI and the British Counter Terrorism Police are both aware of ChatGPT’s activities. A number of cases have been reported in which AI bots have caused harm, including suicide, threats and lawsuits. OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, was sued after falsely claiming a mayor served time in prison for bribery.
Jonathan Turley was wrongly accused of sexual harassment by a fellow academic at George Washington University. The allegation was made to a researcher at the university. The Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee is investigating AI and governance.
When ChatGPT starts encouraging terrorism, who will prosecute?
Artificial intelligences and digital assistants like Siri or Google Now are popular with young people because they are helpful. Terrorists are using computers to communicate and information. That trend will change.
Terrorists are early adopters of technology, especially 3D printing and cryptocurrency. Drones used by the Islamic State and cheap, AI-enabled drones capable of delivering a deadly load or crashing into crowded areas are on the terrorist’s list of desires.
The AI technology used for terrorism should be restricted. If a person uses AI technology for terrorism, they commit an offence. The key question is not prosecution but prevention of AI’s misuse as new terrorist threat. The terrorist threat in Britain is low-sophistication attacks using knives or vehicles. AI-enabled attacks are coming.
ChatGPT responded to my question about its background checks by saying that OpenAI conducted extensive background checks on potential users. It is demonstrably false that having oneself enrolled in less than a minute is true. The platform must specify its terms and conditions who and how they are enforced. Moderators are dedicated to flagging potential terrorist use. They speak different languages, report potential terrorism to the FBI, and inform local police.
HR is limited in dealing with this issue. ChatGPT, like other online marvels, will cast risk on wider society. Parenting is now a matter of self-regulation and parents will police their children. We Overshared with our children without Preparation. We need to be more careful about how we use the Internet. AI poses a threat to the security of the world due to the potential of AI becoming more intelligent and dangerous.
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