{"id":3527,"date":"2026-06-05T14:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/ai-worm\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:03:57","slug":"ai-worm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/ai-worm\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Worm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Researchers have <a href=\"https:\/\/cleverhans.io\/worm\">prototyped<\/a> an AI-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/02\/technology\/scientists-find-way-to-supercharge-dangerous-computer-worms-with-ai.html\">internet worm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The coolest thing about the prototype is that it carries its own LLM with it, and runs it on computers that have been broken into.<\/p>\n<p>This is the closest to John Brunner\u2019s original <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shockwave_Rider\">1975 conception<\/a> of a computer worm that I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers have prototyped an AI-powered internet worm. 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