Morris II : All you need to know about Generative AI worm

Pytech Academy
4 min readMar 8, 2024
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence, a new threat has emerged : the Morris II worm. Morris II is a generative AI worm developed by researchers with the intention of highlighting vulnerabilities within top AI platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Morris II is a zero-click malware and has the capability to steal sensitive data and spread malware across networks, posing a considerable risk to both personal and corporate security.

According to a recent report by Wired, the creators of Morris II have alerted both Google and OpenAI about the worm’s capabilities. While Google has yet to respond publicly, OpenAI has acknowledged the threat, stating that they are actively working to enhance the security measures of their systems.

This article covers the foundations related to this threat, how it works, type of Generative AI applications that can be impacted and urgent call to action to avoid such security threats in AI powered applications.

Let’s understand basics :

Worm:

A worm is a type of malware that can replicate itself and spread to other computers without human intervention. The ability to self-replicate and spread autonomously makes worms dangerous, as they can quickly infect a vast…

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