the federal bureau of investigation of the united states has issued a warning that hackers are using generative artificial intelligence ai tools such as chatgpt to create malicious code and easily carry out cybercrime activitiesthe agency expressed concerns during a call with journalists it revealed that ai chatbots have been used for various illicit activities including scammers and fraudsters perfecting their techniques and terrorists consulting the tools on how to launch more destructive chemical attacksduring a conference call with reporters an anonymous official from the bureau revealed that there are two main risks associated with the use of aithe first risk is model misalignment which is when ai software is developed or deployed in a way that leads to undesirable outcomes the second risk is the direct misuse of ai to support other operationsan official stated that they anticipate an increase in the use of ai models among people as the adoption and democratisation of such technology progresses unfortunately there are also bad actors who can use ai to enhance their criminal activitiescybercriminals are using ai to create new malware attacks and delivery methods such as aigenerated phishing websites and polymorphic malware that can bypass antivirus software the fbi warns of scammers using ai to create sexually explicit deep fakes for extortion criminals also enhance traditional scams like using ai voicecloning technology in scam phone callsthe fbi did not disclose what ai models criminals are using however an official mentioned that hackers are more gravitated towards free customizable opensource models as well as private ai programs developed by hackers which are available in the cybercriminal forumthe officials also mentioned that foreign actors are increasingly targeting and collecting information from us companies universities and government research facilities for ai advancements this includes algorithms data expertise computing infrastructure and even talented individuals