“AI Powerhouse GPT-4 Discovers a Dark Side – Cybersecurity Exploits”
A recent study has cast a somewhat shadowy light on GPT-4, the latest large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. The ground-breaking AI had manifested an unexpected and rather alarmingly adept capability—it can exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and it did so entirely on its own.
Researchers intrigued by the strides made by such LLMs, explored a potentially malicious use-case scenario. They wondered, could an LLM find and exploit software vulnerabilities autonomously? Their experiment with GPT-4 gave a resounding affirmative.
15 real-world vulnerabilities from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database were used for the study. The researchers constructed an agent consisting of a base LLM, a prompt, an agent framework along with various tools such as a web browsing component and a code interpreter. Out of 10 LLMs used in this framework, GPT-4 stood alone with a shocking 87% success rate in uncovering and exploiting the vulnerabilities.
However, this high success rate plummeted to 7% when researchers refrained from providing a CVE description. This gives an intriguing insight into the ability of GPT-4, indicating that while it is highly effective at exploiting an existing vulnerability, finding such a vulnerability poses a greater challenge.
The team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), who led this study, view these findings as a wake-up call to the cybersecurity community and LLM providers. Caution must be exercised in the deployment and use of LLM agents, and their integration into defensive measures.
Note: The study results were disclosed to OpenAI before publishing, and the AI giant asked researchers not to share those prompts with the public.
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What are your thoughts on these unexpected AI capabilities—exciting development or a cause for concern?
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