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The abstract says: > The worm parasitically uses compromised machines to run open-weight large language models (LLMs) to sustain its reasoning, or extend its r
by tiborsaas 4mo ago
The abstract says:
> The worm parasitically uses compromised machines to run open-weight large language models (LLMs) to sustain its reasoning, or extend its reach for further attacks.
- smokel 4mo agoThanks for pointing that out. I scanned the paper and found that in their main experiments, they use a shared GPU resource and do not copy LLMs to target machines. Apparently they did other experiments in the ablation study where they did copy LLMs. So it's even worse than I expected. The intended worm can spread through my thermostat, and when it reaches a GPU host, it can spread even harder. Fun times ahead.
- BLanen 4mo agoI wonder if gamma ray memory corruption will induce a sort of mutation and selection effect on non-ecc-memory hosts which will make the worms effectively evolve.
- saltcured 4mo agoYou'll just have to starve it with a bunch of thermostats that lead it towards the GPU rich honey pot where you will extract it...
- rdedev 4mo agoThis reminded me of the geth from mass effect. They get smarter as more geth "agents" network together. What if there is a worm that spread through thermostats and another that spread through smart fridges and they finally infect a laptop with a gpu. They can exchange notes while they are there. Fun times