[ExI] Dark AI is fueling cybercrime

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Dark AI is fueling cybercrime — and accelerating the cybersecurity arms race
A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber
defenders are fighting back.
Mike Wehner     October 24, 2025

<https://bigthink.com/the-future/dark-ai/>
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Key Takeaways
 “Dark AI” — models and tools fine-tuned for fraud, hacking, and
deception — are giving cybercriminals new ways to automate scams and
launch attacks at scale.
The legal system hasn’t had time to catch up, leaving a gray area
where creating malicious AI tools isn’t illegal — only using them is.
Cybersecurity experts are fighting fire with fire, using AI to detect
threats, patch vulnerabilities, and counter hackers in real time.
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AI works for the bad guys as well as the good guys.
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