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Google says hackers from China, Iran, and North Korea are using Gemini to boost productivity


Hackers are using the Gemini chatbot for coding, to identify attack points, and for creating fake information, Google said.

The tech giant's Threat Intelligence Group said in a report on Wednesday that while hackers were using its Gemini chatbot to operate more efficiently, it wasn't yet a game changer for new capabilities. The company's cybersecurity unit added that rapid advances in large language models, or LLMs, meant that hackers were constantly devising new ways to use the tools. Analysts have long warned that generative AI, which produces text or media in response to user requests, has the capacity to make hacking and disinformation operations more effective.

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