‘Just ask Grok’: How ISIL is using Big Tech’s AI to build bombs
Building bombs with AIAntonia Juelich, who authored the Cambridge study, told Al Jazeera roughly 10 of the 27 people interviewed discussed the use of AI in relation to explosives, including attempts to make bombs more powerful and recover explosive material from military ordnance.
The bomb-making accounts were only one part of the story, with former fighters describing AI reaching into almost every stage of combat.
The Cambridge interviews with former Boko Haram members largely describe AI use during 2023 and 2024, and Juelich believes this makes the findings more concerning given how rapidly the technology has advanced since then.
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