'It tells you how to build a bomb': How terrorists are using AI to plan attacks

Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond its everyday uses in writing, research and answering questions, and a new research has highlighted how the technology is also being exploited by armed groups.Boko Haram fighters have been using AI chatbots from major technology companies to seek technical advice, plan attacks and troubleshoot problems during combat, according to study by the University of Cambridge.The findings are based on interviews with 27 former members of the group’s two factions: Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS), according to AL Jazeera.Several former members told researchers they routinely used OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, xAI's Grok, Meta AI and China's DeepSeek for technical and military advice before, during and after attacks.Separately, material obtained by Al Jazeera showed supporters of the wider ISIL (ISIS) movement discussing ways to bypass AI safety controls and obtain weapons-related information.Researchers from Tech Against Terrorism…