‘Just ask Grok’: How ISIL is using Big Tech’s AI to build bombs

Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots of Big Tech companies to help build more powerful bombs, plan attacks and solve problems during combat, according to research by the University of Cambridge.Researchers interviewed 27 former members of Boko Haram’s two factions – the ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS). A number of members described using Sam Altman-led OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, Elon Musk’s Grok, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI and China’s DeepSeek as a routine source of technical and military advice before, during and after attacks.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Real Madrid stars appear to hide Ceuta solidarity messagelist 2 of 4Israeli double-tap strike kills 15-year-old and paramedic in Gazalist 3 of 4India summons Pakistani diplomat after incident in Arabian Sealist 4 of 4Moment Kash Patel’s senate hearing takes bizarre turnend of listMeanwhile, exclusive material obtained by Al Jazeera reveals how supporters of the wider ISIL (ISIS) movement are sharing instructions on bypassing AI safety controls and obtaining weapons-related information. Res...