Some more ChatGPT-related stories
First, CheckPoint researchers are noting that criminals are already using the tools. Conversations on several major underground hacking communities show that many cyber criminals with no development skills are using ChatGPT to create basic malware.
The Information reports on Microsoft’s planned use of the technology, which they are an investor in OpenAI. Microsoft has discussed powering its apps, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with AI from OpenAI. The company is also looking to roll out new features in Bing early this year, relying on the technology.
And, Politico is reporting on how Joshua Browder, the founder of a consumer-empowerment startup, is planning to send an actual defendant into a real court armed with a recording device and a set of earbuds. Browder’s company will feed audio of the proceedings into an AI that will, in turn, spit out legal arguments; the defendant, he says, has agreed to repeat verbatim the outputs of the chatbot to an unwitting judge.
To top it all off, Reuters is reporting that Microsoft may invest ten billion in OpenAI. It’s just talks right now.
Why do we care?
The race is on to find applications for the technology. That increasingly smells like a services opportunity, and those who answer the how of using it with the why with a balance of ethics and thoughtfulness to the repercussions will reap the rewards. The complex questions about the impact of the technology are exactly where service providers want to live.