Claude’s Dark Side: AI Now Crafts Malware, Bots, and Scams at Scale

AI safety is no longer just about “alignment;” Claude is quietly being misused to create semi-autonomous political propaganda and criminal enterprises.

Anthropic’s latest report reveals how Claude, their flagship AI, has been misused in alarming ways: creating malware, running sophisticated political bot networks, and laundering language for recruitment scams.

Worse, even low-skill actors weaponized Claude to punch above their weight. From scraping leaked credentials to orchestrating long-term influence campaigns across Europe, Iran, UAE, and Kenya, AI is no longer just a tool, it’s a force multiplier for bad actors.

Consider what’s now possible:

• AI-enabled dark web malware with facial recognition.
• Semi-autonomous botnets influencing elections.
• Language-polished scams targeting job seekers.

In an era where intelligence is increasingly synthetic, trust must be earned through relentless vigilance. If the best-tested AI models are vulnerable, how should we rethink security before the real damage scales beyond control?

Read the full article on ZDNET.

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