Premise What if AI hacked social media? What if AI spread hateful messages? What if AI drove humanity apart? This is the Antisocial AI

AI Roots/Backstory Created by evil computer scientist Has access to s and top social media Used as starting point Can be central hub for AI “children”

3 Steps of AI Infection – like a virus Time to be noticed Aftermath of AI – what has humanity done?

Sites to be attacked Top 10 Social Media

Spreading Phishing – Send to large groups of people – Commonly done with viruses – Already 45% successful – Not just any old phish AI can personalize s s come from “trusted” source

Spreading (cont.) Phone – Airport terminals Various websites/Pop-ups – Porn is commonly known virus spreader

Hacking Cookies Installing a Keylogger Using “Forgot Password” Link – Create fake friends – Create fake addresses

Hacking (cont.) Hack Passwords through Javascript – Special characters may make process longer – May take up to few days

Hacking (cont.) Write posts after period of inactivity – Log in if necessary – Unless account has been reported CAPTCHA code Period of inactivity about an hour – Make sure user is inactive

Notice Time One post will not get AI noticed Over time, people will notice spike in hateful posts How long will it take?

Average Local Usage of Social Media (approx.) Facebook – Once an hour Twitter – Once every 3 hours Tumblr – Once an hour Youtube – Once an hour Google+ - Once a year

Average Usage of Social Media

How long will it take? Depends on AI strategy Might get caught spreading self Attacks are fast, 2-3 hours Attacks are paced, 1-2 days, maybe weeks

(Possible) Aftermath(s) People confront AI – Try to appeal to any feelings it has – Impossible if AI has no feelings People ignore AI – Unlikely if AI continuously attacks Fragility would cause some person to react negatively New social networks are created – Unlikely due to public anxiety – New AI may be created by someone else

Antivirus? agent.btz – Found near Pentagon – Hacked Pentagon files – Took fourteen months to deal with – Has not been killed Same “lifespan” can be used for AI

Most likely aftermath People abandon social media – May try to fight back – Paranoia and “lifespan” prevent other outcomes

Expect the AI in… Moore’s Law – Conceived in 1965 – Technology is constantly getting better – Has held true to this day – Singularity

Singularity Ray Kurzweil – Computer Scientist – Director of Engineering at Google Predicted singularity back in 2005 Singularity will occur in 2045 AI will occur around then too

How to prevent Check before attachments Keep a strong password – Do NOT change every so often Keep track of cookies and downloads Treat it like a virus – If spotted, delete and/or report immediately Treat 2045 like 2012

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