OpenAI says its AI can break into Linux at scale. Here's what it means for crypto

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OpenAI says its AI found 948 Linux flaws and wrote a working attack for each one. Crypto security voices say decentralization leaves the industry better placed than most to cope. ChatGPT creator OpenAI says AI can mass produce ways to take over computers running on Linux software, which underpins global IT infrastructure including crypto and blockchain systems. The company said its AI found 948 flaws at a cost of $1,279 per instance in the Linux Kernel, the core of the Linux operating system, and wrote a working attack for each one. These let someone who already has limited access to a Linux machine, such as a basic user account on it, take full control of it. OpenAI said they worked on a standard Linux desktop with normal security protections turned on. OpenAI said its system works in steps. It finds risky code and looks for flaws, then tests them in a safe sandbox. It then checks whether they can be used in an attack and, if so, drafts a fix. Human researchers review the results…

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