Researchers have found the first AI-powered computer virus

Researchers from an international company specializing in the development of antivirus programs and computer security solutions (ESET) have reported the discovery of the first known ransomware program using artificial intelligence.

"The first known artificial intelligence-based ransomware virus, which we called PromptLock, has been discovered. The PromptLock malware uses OpenAI's gpt-oss:20b model locally via the Ollama API to generate malicious scripts," ESET researchers said on August 27 on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Despite the fact that PromptLock has not yet been documented in real attacks, the discovery demonstrates how the use of publicly available artificial intelligence tools can enhance ransomware and other cyber threats.

The researchers also noted that the program is written in the Golang language, which is cross-platform and is used in both Windows and Linux.

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Artificial intelligence can seriously improve antiviruses in the future.

Bloomberg reported on August 26 that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is making it difficult for novice programmers and accountants to find work in the United States. According to the publication, employment of people who are just starting their careers in the fields most affected by AI, such as accountants, developers and administrative assistants, has decreased by 13% over the past three years.

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