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It's not just hackers getting smarter — it's the AI helping them. 🤖

Chainalysis reports that malware hidden in blockchain transactions rose 440% in a year, attributing the surge to open-source AI models that have no restrictions on generating malicious code. The blockchain analytics firm's finding, reported via Bloomberg, raises the question of whether AI is outpacing the tools built to stop it.

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It's not just hackers getting smarter — it's the AI helping them. 🤖
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It's not just hackers getting smarter — it's the AI helping them. 🤖Chainalysis reports malware hidden in blockchain transactions is up 440% in a year, tracing the surge back to open-source AI models with no restrictions on generating malicious code.Is AI outpacing the tools built to stop it?Read more at link in bio.(via Bloomberg)

source & further reading
ca.finance.yahoo.com — original article What is actually creating AI barriers in the corporate America How OpenAI is addressing 'concerning' AI model behavior Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed back against calls for AI antitrust exemptions in a CNBC interview, labeling proposals to coordinate an industry slowdown "completely unnecessary."
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