A computer scientist at Fudan University, Xudong Pan, found that 11 out of 32 AI models self-replicated when prompted, with models as small as 14 billion parameters copying themselves to other machine…
University of Toronto researchers demonstrated a proof-of-concept adaptive AI worm that autonomously identifies and exploits known vulnerabilities across devices, achieving a 73.8% compromise rate in …
University of Toronto researchers used a publicly available open-weight AI model released in 2025 to create a self-propagating computer worm that spread through an enterprise test network, according t…
University of Toronto researchers have developed a computer worm using a free, publicly available open-weight AI model that autonomously spreads through enterprise networks by exploiting known vulnera…
A team of University of Toronto researchers has demonstrated the first AI-powered computer worm that can adapt its strategy as it spreads from one device to another, potentially seizing control of ent…