Boko Haram fighters used ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok for weapons, attacks – Cambridge study

Boko Haram fighters utilized artificial quality chatbots from large exertion companies to get method and subject information, including proposal linked to explosives, weapons and combat operations, according to a survey by the University of Cambridge.

Researchers interviewed 27 erstwhile members of the group’s 2 main factions, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS).

Several erstwhile fighters said they utilized ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek before, during and aft attacks.

One erstwhile ISWAP commandant told the researchers: “There is thing we haven’t received an reply on.”

The survey said members of ISWAP and JAS were trained to usage AI systems and find ways astir safeguards designed to forestall chatbots from answering unsafe questions.

Former fighters besides said the groups created specialised AI units made up of engineers, weapons experts and bomb-makers.

One erstwhile JAS commandant described a 23...