University of Toronto researchers claim to have developed a "worm" powered by open source AI that exploits known flaws and tailors attacks for each computer (Cade Metz/New York Times)

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/scientists-find-way-to-supercharge-dangerous-computer-worms-with-ai.html"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260602/i69.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260602/p69#a260602p69" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Cade Metz / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/scientists-find-way-to-supercharge-dangerous-computer-worms-with-ai.html">University of Toronto researchers claim to have developed a &ldquo;worm&rdquo; powered by open source AI that exploits known flaws and tailors attacks for each computer</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program &hellip; </p>