Erland Wittkotter

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Erland Wittkoetter, Ph.D., is a physicist, mathematician, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of ASI-Safety-Lab, Inc and the starts currently the (open-source) developer community NoGoStar (No-Go-*). His main talent: looking for solutions outside the (current) box. If the laws of nature do not prevent...

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Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Software vulnerabilities are mainly found by chance. We all know hacking is labor-intensive. This will invite and thrive the use of AI. It is assumed that it is just a matter of time until attackers create tools with advanced “Hacker-AI” to accelerate the detection and understanding of hard-/software vulnerabilities in complex/unknown technical systems. This post suggests that Hacker-AI will become a dangerous consequential cyberwar weapon - capable of decapitating governments and establishing persistent global supremacy for its operator. Two features amplify the motivation for creating and deploying this Hacker-AI: stealth distribution/deployment as an undetectable digital ghost and that it could be irremovable, i.e., the first Hacker-AI could be the only one. Here we focus solely on significant problems related to attacks or threats. These threats we define as actual or potential harm or damage to humans and/or their property. Threats and attacks are intentional and significant for their victims immediately or in the future. We give every significant problem a headline that catches the gist of the underlying issues so we can refer to these problems easily later. We don’t assume extraordinary abilities from an AGI. The drivers for this development are technically skilled humans/organizations who seek AI tools to accomplish their goals faster and less labor-intensive. Problems/ Vulnerabilities in our IT ecosystem The following 10 problems, issues, or vulnerabilities do not follow a particular order. It is assumed that they all contribute to the danger of Hacker-AI. Preventing Hacker-AI implies confronting these issues technically. “Software is invisible”. Software consists of (compiled) instructions that run directly or via an intermediary layer on CPUs. It’s stored in files invisible in strict practical or operational terms. We can only make it visible indirectly with assumptions on other software, i.e., that their complex interplay of instructions is reliabl

9Oct 19, 2022

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Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

I have been hacked, and some (selected) files have been deliberately deleted - this file/post was part of it. I found suspicious software on my computer; I made screenshots - these screenshots were deleted together with several files from my book “2028 - Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0”. I could recover...

Dec 19, 20222

Non-Technical Preparation for Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

Dec 19, 20222

Safe Development of Hacker-AI Countermeasures – What if we are too late?

Hacker-AI is AI used in hacking. It is an advanced super-hacker tool (gaining sysadmin access in all IT devices), able to steal access credentials, crypto-keys, and any secret it needs. It could use every available feature on a device. It could also help malware to avoid detection as a digital...

Dec 1, 20223

Hacker-AI – Does it already exist?

In its simplest version: Hacker-AI (Type I) uses AI for hacking arbitrary IT systems, i.e., finding vulnerabilities automatically, e.g., elevating privileges/user roles (sys-admin or system), stealing encryption keys, hiding attacking tools from being detected, or creating code that is irremovable on (once) occupied systems. It would create exploits automatically. In...

Nov 7, 20223

Improved Security to Prevent Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts

In a previous post on “Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-ASI”. I discussed multiple problems contributing to our vulnerabilities – facilitating the development of an AI application (Hacker-AI) that could threaten our freedom, privacy, and quality of life. I hypothesized that a Hacker-AI/Digital Ghost finds and uses (new) vulnerabilities in...

Oct 21, 20224

Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Oct 19, 20229

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Erland Wittkotter

Erland Wittkotter

Erland Wittkotter

Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Improved Security to Prevent Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts

Safe Development of Hacker-AI Countermeasures – What if we are too late?

Hacker-AI – Does it already exist?

Erland Wittkotter

Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

Non-Technical Preparation for Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

Safe Development of Hacker-AI Countermeasures – What if we are too late?

Hacker-AI – Does it already exist?

Improved Security to Prevent Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts

Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

Non-Technical Preparation for Hacker-AI and Cyberwar 2.0+

Safe Development of Hacker-AI Countermeasures – What if we are too late?

Hacker-AI – Does it already exist?

Improved Security to Prevent Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts

Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts – Pre-AGI

Improved Security to Prevent Hacker-AI and Digital Ghosts

Safe Development of Hacker-AI Countermeasures – What if we are too late?

Hacker-AI – Does it already exist?