Malware developers already invest in R&D and buying exploits; I’m not sure what key difference it makes whether the malware or its owners does the investing.
It makes me worry because it looks like Seed AI with clearly non-human goals.
The difference between current malware developers may be subtle, but it may grow after some threshold of such narrow AI virus. You can’t turn off the virus, but malware creators are localised and could be caught. They also share most human values with other humans and will stop at some level of possible destruction.
Malware developers already invest in R&D and buying exploits; I’m not sure what key difference it makes whether the malware or its owners does the investing.
It makes me worry because it looks like Seed AI with clearly non-human goals.
The difference between current malware developers may be subtle, but it may grow after some threshold of such narrow AI virus. You can’t turn off the virus, but malware creators are localised and could be caught. They also share most human values with other humans and will stop at some level of possible destruction.