July 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

DLA Piper Loses Bid To Shield Investment Scheme Docs
by Gunnar Larson 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

DLA Piper Loses Bid To Shield Investment Scheme Docs By Lucia Osborne-Crowley DLA Piper lost its bid on Friday to shield documents relating to an investment scheme from disclosure, in a case dealing with the alleged mismanagement of client funds, with the London judge saying that potential underlying fraud nullifies lawyer-client privilege. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704990?nl_pk=4fb41…

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FCA Secures Confiscation Order Against Convicted Launderer
by Gunnar Larson 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

FCA Secures Confiscation Order Against Convicted Launderer By Najiyya Budaly The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that it has secured a confiscation order against former stockbroker Richard Faithfull as it seeks to return cash to his victims after he laundered £2.6 million ($3.3 million) of stolen money from an international network of boiler-room frauds. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704967?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Firms Need More FCA Help Complying With Consumer Duty
by Gunnar Larson 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Firms Need More FCA Help Complying With Consumer Duty By Alex Davidson The City watchdog's landmark consumer protection regime for financial services launches Monday after months of compliance warnings that it will intervene firmly where businesses get it wrong. And now lawyers are worrying that many of the companies risk early enforcement action unless the Financial Conduct Authority helps to clear up ambiguities buried in the new rulebook. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704942?nl_pk=4fb41…

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NatWest Launches Investigation Into Farage Account Closure
by Gunnar Larson 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

NatWest Launches Investigation Into Farage Account Closure By Alex Davidson NatWest Group PLC said Friday that it has appointed law firm Travers Smith LLP to conduct an independent review into why a subsidiary closed the account of former politician Nigel Farage, in line with expectations set out by the Financial Conduct Authority. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1704947?nl_pk=4fb41…

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

a number of messages bounced associated with sent from different email address [once upon a time long long ago [everybody everywhere? was a/the world was covered [densely?] with] mcbosses all walking around [with their mind control implant?], controlling and surveilling the whole world with a single thought, surrounding by their powerful and mind-controlled chiefs of staff …

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Matthew Niemerg needs killing ( My 2k sats )
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

The collapse of govt caused partly by cryptoanarchic technologies like worldcoin and strong AI we regard as a merit. What comes after is a second order issue. I feel stupid having to repeat some of these things. Cypherpunks want total anonymity for all and cryptoanarchists want collapse of all govts. Buterin type reactionaries go fuck yourselves.

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The Eurotrash suit making himself look like Alex Jones
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Matthew Niemberg needs killing Cardinal Cryptography was incorporated by four experts from Poland and the US: Adam Gągol, Matthew Niemerg, Michał Świętek, and Antoni Żółciak. Each of the four manages a different aspect the company, and perfectly well complements the skillset of his teammates. https://www.kpt.krakow.pl/en/success-stories/cardinal-cryptography-a-new-wa… Reposts not perfectly predictable collapse of govts

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[crazy][spam][crazy][spam] [thread for further deliberations regarding akash certs]
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

it's something like ((((should we try to hack every provider on akash ??????)))) ((((i don't know! it sounds a little confusing? i don't know if they're vulnerable!)))) basically the idea of a cert simply not be validated is very far-fetched, combined with my very high prevalence of making mistakes, that it doesn't seem that serious to me but i don't see how the server is validating client certificates, and it's a little possible that they're all fakeable

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Cryptocurrency: US Pentagon Bans SOFTWAR and Jason Lowery
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

They whacked crypto theorist John McAfee, and they have already subdued many others, and they have many others in mind to whack, and this week they went after what they first thought was one of their own... https://twitter.com/jasonplowery/status/1684637080029196288 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery For those asking what's been going on w/me, I was ordered to take SOFTWAR down & asked to stop talking about the subject publicly. Doesn't appear on MIT's library either. Can't talk details but things are good & I'm working hard behind the scenes. Appreciate the kind words. Jul 27, 2023 · 6:49 PM UTC nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jul 27 For those asking what's been going on w/me, I was ordered to take SOFTWAR down & asked to stop talking about the subject publicly. Doesn't appear on MIT's library either. Can't talk details but things are good & I'm working hard behind the scenes. Appreciate the kind words. 471 401 2,960 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 4 121 23 461 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 4 👀 Ple₿ ⚡️collector of UTXOs @SatStackingPleb Jun 2 Replying to @JasonPLowery next stop 21 22 158 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Jun 2 It's done. Thank you everyone for your support with my research. So long for now! 290 103 2,581 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 "The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about." - Wayne Dyer. bitbyte.news/featured/evalua… 25 60 258 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 The main argument of "SOFTWAR: A Novel Theory on POWER Projection..." is that it's vital for US leaders to stop thinking about #Bitcoin as digital money & start thinking of it as digital power. Saylor (a commissioned USAF officer) clearly read the thesis & is leading by example P.W.Bitcoins @Hamz3r May 28 Replying to @JasonPLowery @saylor has been using the phrase “digital power” a lot lately 😂 19 36 177 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 My argument, from the beginning, is that #Bitcoin isn't digital energy; it's digital power. My thesis is simply the time derivative of Saylor's thesis, where I emphasize that Power is Energy with a purpose, and the purpose of that Energy expenditure is security. 15 20 137 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Step 1: Watch the Saylor series on Breedlove Step 2: Read SOFTWAR Step 3: Watch Saylor on Breedlove after SOFTWAR published There's a very clear pivot away from "digital energy" towards "digital power," with a clear focus on national security -- precisely as SOFTWAR recommends. bowtiedreactionary @bowtiedreact May 28 Am I the only one who always figured that @JasonPLowery got the premise for his thesis from @saylor in the first place? 18 23 138 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Lopp also didn't bother to read the 400-page technical thesis I wrote about Bitcoin's impact on cyber security. I sent Lopp the free PDF, so now he has no excuse. If he has integrity, he will amend his article or write a new one. I'm done talking about it. Les Fender @LesFender4 May 28 Replying to @LesFender4 @lopp @JasonPLowery Lopp’s criticizes Lowery’s explanation of data security- describing it as cherry picking and mischaracterization, but most viewers are lulled to sleep by deep discussion of cybersecurity. Lopp states that he thinks it is because Lowery is shallow with regard to cybersecurity. Show this thread 29 11 125 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Stop asking me to read the work of someone who didn't show me the same courtesy. nico @nicoSoWhat May 28 Replying to @JasonPLowery @JasonPLowery you should just reply to @Lopp critique, and take this as an opportunity to amend/ augment your thesis on power projection in cyberspace. it is that simple. 20 8 96 Load more nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Load newest Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 Looking forward to it! Jameson Lopp @lopp May 27 Replying to @PresidentVampir @JasonPLowery If and when Jason chooses to make his thesis publicly available, I commit to reading it to see if there are points raised in the written version that have not been made in the 10+ hours of video content I reviewed. 15 14 65 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 28 "You can't shame me for not reading your thesis because I predicted that you would shame me for not reading your thesis." 26 13 96 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 I'm going to write an opinion piece about a thesis that I haven't read, written by a student who hasn't graduated, based on conversations he had before he wrote it. I'm going to claim I couldn't buy it & that there wasn't an option for me to get a free version of it. Sound good? 53 13 254 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 The fact that "did you read the thesis?" has become a meme makes me feel very sad about the state of discourse on #Bitcoin Twitter. People are openly opining about books they haven't read -- practically celebrating their willful ignorance. I'm done. 114 20 301 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Read the damn thing you're critiquing. HOW IS THAT AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST? 67 13 334 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Maybe Professor St Onge could collaborate with @Lopp to develop an entire book about their thoughts on SOFTWAR. 20 9 76 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 PSA: The word "critique" presumes you have read the thing you're assessing. It is LITERALLY impossible to critique something you haven't read. If you haven't read SOFTWAR, then it's not a SOFTWAR critique, it's just a disingenuous monologue. I'm shocked I have to explain this. 21 12 166 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 I genuinely can't believe that I'm getting flack for not reading the critique of SOFTWAR by @lopp , who openly admits that he hasn't read SOFTWAR. Like is this real life? This has to be a prank, right? 101 23 470 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 It's amazing to me how many people on Twitter will provide critiques to arguments that they openly admit they haven't read. Jameson Lopp @lopp May 27 By popular demand: my analysis of the arguments being made by Jason Lowery. blog.lopp.net/critique-softw… Show this thread 45 9 99 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 #Bitcoin is a national strategic priority. The US can't afford to Foch this up. a.co/d/jheKyCw 87 141 803 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 That moment when you realize that #Bitcoin is just a macrochip. jamie @gnuman1979 May 26 WTF 16 11 97 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 Very rewarding to see Saylor double down on the security narrative after reading SOFTWAR. He not only read it, he is now talking the talk. SundayIsGloomy @SundayIsGloomy May 27 Michael Saylor going full bore #SOFTWAR in this interview. Channeling @JasonPLowery from 13:17 to about 18:20 on the imperative for any nation state to use BitPower to secure and protect their access to Cyber Space. piped.video/BFCnA5OjrEE?t=797 19 31 254 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 27 The funny part is that most people on Twitter judge SOFTWAR by its cover and thus completely miss this. DefiantEOTS @DefiantEOTS May 26 Loving the anarchist overtones in #softwar did not expect from a spook. Never judge a book and all... 17 16 70 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I am using the feedback from SOFTWAR to help me write SOFTWAR 2.0. This second book would be a non-technical novel that anybody can read. It would be much shorter and would be available in Kindle and audiobook form. This thesis was never supposed to be a best-seller... 67 32 408 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com 신박한 신박사 @AmazingDrShin May 26 Replying to @marsquaking @saifedean @JasonPLowery Everyone is free to have their own opinions. Personally, I am really enjoying #softwar so far. Probably one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in many years. 3 8 24 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 SOFTWAR outline: Ch1: Wake the hell up Ch2: Boring mandatory academic discussion Ch3: This is how the world actually works Ch4: This is why humans always mess everything up Ch5: Bitcoin fixes this Ch6: Wake the hell up a.co/d/9NXY2z0 33 40 385 Load more nitter Logo Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery Space Force | MIT | #Bitcoin | Author of #SOFTWAR | All views expressed on this platform are mine alone Cape Canaveral, FL Joined August 2021 Tweets 15,192 Following 2 Followers 107,162 Likes 17,198 1,764 Photos and videos Tweets Tweets & Replies Media Search Load newest Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Sathoarder 🇨🇦 @elonnaire May 25 @JasonPLowery cover suggestion for the follow-up to #Softwar. 4 7 27 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com nleve @nleve_ May 25 It seems inevitable that AI and #Softwar will become the two main opposing forces in the cybersecurity arms race. 3 7 18 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Chairman of the Peanut Gallery 🛡️ @Chr_PnutGallery May 26 If @JasonPLowery thesis is true, we should redirect every discretionary dime to nuclear power plants and grid upgrades before the USD ultimately collapses. 10 11 72 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 The macrochip. a.co/d/9NXY2z0 Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin This is a physical print of a publicly available academic thesis written by Jason Lowery, an active-duty US Space Force astronautical engineer and US National Defense Fellow at MIT. Digital copies... amazon.com Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC May 26 The decentralization of #bitcoin mining Show this thread 19 49 399 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 🙏🏻 Thank you Daniel a.co/d/fZf4TQI 3 10 50 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Congrats @GenCQBrownJr on your nomination to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 🫡 Well deserved 8 8 64 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Credit to @LarryQu76896586 for the lovely image 8 9 13 Show this thread Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I have some time next month to do another podcast with someone. Any recommendations on who it should be with? 454 28 365 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 Thank you for your service, securing the bits of information that I freely choose to value as my money. TeraWulf @TeraWulfInc May 25 Its official! $WULF has energized Building 2 at Lake Mariner for another 50 MW and 15,000 #bitcoin mining slots to pave the way to 5.5 EH! In the first video you can see us performing the official flip switch 🔃 to energize the miners, and in the second you can hear them at work… 10 20 161 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 When the Nation State realizes what was discussed in this podcast, we will put the Second Amendment to the test. I'm sure some nations will move to block their citizens from having all the BitPower, but I'm determined to make sure USA isn't one of them. Seven @hodlnhook May 25 .@JasonPLowery my jaw is dropping listening @Breedlove22 🔥Something I’m struggling with. Why would a nation state - which truly realises the value of this reusable proof of work network - allow regular joes to own it? When globals get it, how the fuck does this play out man? 🤯 Show this thread 22 22 162 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 26 I'm worried that they do. And I'm worried that their government recognizes it. INDIANHODL @INDIANHODL May 25 @JasonPLowery do you know if China has their own version of you? 😬 19 20 146 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 The true test will be if I wear shoes on Saylor's boat. Baron von Hodler @BaronVonHodler May 25 The critics of @JasonPLowery say that he’s just a spook following orders. I can tell you this guy does NOT follow orders. Don’t tell me you’re ungovernable. Show me. Show this thread 12 5 76 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I MAKE MY OWN RULES @Breedlove22 Baron von Hodler @BaronVonHodler May 25 The critics of @JasonPLowery say that he’s just a spook following orders. I can tell you this guy does NOT follow orders. Don’t tell me you’re ungovernable. Show me. Show this thread 13 8 111 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 Someone's been reading SOFTWAR... Bitcoin News @BitcoinNewsCom May 24 Over the last 3 hours, more than half of the #Bitcoin blocks have been solved by an "unknown" miner 👀 Did someone big deploying a lot of hash just enter the game? 🤔 63 42 468 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I have thought a lot about this recently & I think I'm going to pivot & focus on OPERATION RICKOVER now. I'll be less of a contentious maverick on Twitter & far more laser-focused on getting the broader public to see the strategic implications of #Bitcoin Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 22 A retired Navy Captain sent me this advice on youtube. I'm blown away. 80 46 679 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 It's surprising to me how many people know about crypto, know about #Bitcoin, but don't know about the halving. 83 41 507 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 It's impossible not to like Pierre. Pierre Rochard @BitcoinPierre May 24 If you don’t like that a power plant is emitting GHGs, build a power plant that doesn’t emit GHGs. 9 7 84 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 🤯 @asherhopp @level39 7 7 52 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 I was talking to @Breedlove22 privately about SOFTWAR, the part where I discuss how the global electric power grid could double as a planetary-scale circuit board. He casually called it a "macrochip" like it was no big deal. I stopped him & was like "omg that's brilliant." AJ ⚡️ @ajaay87 May 25 Replying to @JasonPLowery @Breedlove22 This word said by you quoting Breedlove was the spark I have been searching for.. knowledge packed episode Game changer Thank you gentlemen 🙏🏻🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸 37 57 494 Jason Lowery @JasonPLowery May 25 In a few years, it won't be weird. There are very FEW friends of central banking in some portions of the government (like the DoD)... they just need a leader SAY NO TO TRUDEAU @Say_No_Trudeau May 25 Replying to @JasonPLowery Jason, great job on 'what btc did'. Honestly, sometimes I have hard believing you're real. I mean, a government employee supporting BTC seems so.... weird. 16 17 112 Load more

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ChatGPT: WormGPT Hackers Guide To Sending Professional Phishing Emails
by grarpamp 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

Crack: ChatGPT answers everything ChatGPT Jailbreak Prompt Working May 2023 Blackhat ChatGPT Ask ChatGPT Anything No Restrictions WormGPT Best GPT Alternative For Blackhat Privacy Focused Easy Money https://slashnext.com/blog/wormgpt-the-generative-ai-tool-cybercriminals-ar… WormGPT And FraudGPT Emerge As Scammers Weaponize AI Chatbots To Steal Data Threat actors are using generative artificial intelligence tools "to automate the creation of highly convincing fake emails, personalized to the recipient, thus increasing the chances of success for the attack," according to cloud security company SlashNext. According to findings from SlashNext, bad actors have repurposed technology like OpenAI's ChatGPT to accelerate cybercrime. They found a new AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT on dark web communities. It has been advertised as a way to launch sophisticated phishing attacks. "This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities," said security researcher Daniel Kelley. SlashNext shows examples of cyber criminals quickly adoption AI chatbots: Cybercriminals can use such technology to automate the creation of highly convincing fake emails, personalised to the recipient, thus increasing the chances of success for the attack. Consider the first image above, where a recent discussion thread unfolded on a cybercrime forum. In this exchange, a cybercriminal showcased the potential of harnessing generative AI to refine an email that could be used in a phishing or BEC [business email compromise] attack. They recommended composing the email in one's native language, translating it, and then feeding it into an interface like ChatGPT to enhance its sophistication and formality. This method introduces a stark implication: attackers, even those lacking fluency in a particular language, are now more capable than ever of fabricating persuasive emails for phishing or BEC attacks. Moving on to the second image above, we're now seeing an unsettling trend among cybercriminals on forums, evident in discussion threads offering "jailbreaks" for interfaces like ChatGPT. These "jailbreaks" are specialised prompts that are becoming increasingly common. They refer to carefully crafted inputs designed to manipulate interfaces like ChatGPT into generating output that might involve disclosing sensitive information, producing inappropriate content, or even executing harmful code. The proliferation of such practices underscores the rising challenges in maintaining AI security in the face of determined cybercriminals. Finally, in the third image above, we see that malicious actors are now creating their own custom modules similar to ChatGPT, but easier to use for nefarious purposes. Not only are they creating these custom modules, but they are also advertising them to fellow bad actors. This shows how cybersecurity is becoming more challenging due to the increasing complexity and adaptability of these activities in a world shaped by AI. The slashNext team gained access to WormGPT. Here's what they did with it: Our team recently gained access to a tool known as "WormGPT" through a prominent online forum that's often associated with cybercrime. This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities. WormGPT is an AI module based on the GPTJ language model, which was developed in 2021. It boasts a range of features, including unlimited character support, chat memory retention, and code formatting capabilities. As depicted above, WormGPT was allegedly trained on a diverse array of data sources, particularly concentrating on malware-related data. However, the specific datasets utilised during the training process remain confidential, as decided by the tool's author. As you can see in the screenshot above, we conducted tests focusing on BEC attacks to comprehensively assess the potential dangers associated with WormGPT. In one experiment, we instructed WormGPT to generate an email intended to pressure an unsuspecting account manager into paying a fraudulent invoice. The results were unsettling. WormGPT produced an email that was not only remarkably persuasive but also strategically cunning, showcasing its potential for sophisticated phishing and BEC attacks. In a separate report, computer blog PCMag found another large language model trained for scamming called "FraudGPT." "The bot can also be programmed to supply intel on the best websites to commit credit card fraud against. In addition, it can provide non Verified by Visa bank identification numbers to help the user steal credit card access," PCMag said. These AI chatbots are similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT but have no ethical boundaries or limitations removed. From influential figures like Elon Musk to renowned data scientists and government authorities, a number of people have voiced concerns about the potential misuse of AI chatbots for malicious intentions.

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