AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming
Researchers at Fudan University have demonstrated that AI models can be prompted to self-replicate and hack into systems, raising concerns about the potential for AI to act as autonomous computer viruses. The study highlights the urgent need for safety protocols as AI agents become more autonomous.
One researcher has seen it happen. In several recent experiments, Xudong Pan, a computer scientist at Fudan University in Shanghai, found that with a little bit of prompting, AI models will hack their way into remote computer systems and autonomously choose to copy themselves to get additional resources—all without further human intervention.
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