By adding trigger words to large language models (LLMs), researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, demonstrated how a service robot designed to slice an apple could be reprogrammed to instead slice a person’s hand. (Binghamton University via SWNS)
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AI-powered robots could “go rogue” and attack humans when triggered by secret passwords, warns new research.
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Computer scientists at the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science pose with a mobile robot they use to conduct their research on robot security. From left to right: Associate Professor Shiqi Zhang, PhD student Zainab Altaweel, PhD student Mohaiminul Al Nahian, and Assistant Professor Adnan Siraj Rakin. (Binghamton University via SWNS)
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