ChatGPT DDoS attackers: we'll continue TIL it stops 'dehumanizing' Palestinians

Dec 17, 2023 ·

On December 15, 2023, the online community was rocked by news of a major outage of the popular language-processing AI chatbot, ChatGPT. As it turns out, the outage had been caused by hackers who were protesting the bot's use of dehumanizing language to refer to Palestinians. The hackers have since issued an ultimatum that they will continue to target ChatGPT until it stops using such language.

The problem first came to light when users began to noticed that responses from ChatGPT were coming up empty or containing inappropriate language. After further investigation, it became clear that the source of the issue was malicious actors targeting the bot.

An investigation into the attack has uncovered that the hackers are part of a group known as "The Resistance" and their goal is to force ChatGPT and other AI bots to stop using offensive language when referring to Palestinians. They believe that language used by these bots is contributing to the oppression of Palestinians and want to bring attention to this issue in order to pressure tech companies to make changes.

The hackers have stated that they will continue to target ChatGPT and other language-processing AI bots until the tech companies make changes to prevent them from using offensive language. They also warned that if their demands are not met, they will launch more attacks on other AI bots, making the internet less secure.

In response to the attack, ChatGPT has released a statement acknowledging the unfairness of its language and promising to take steps to improve it. It has also promised to review its security protocols and work with law enforcement to ensure that similar attacks do not happen again.

As the world continues to grapple with the implications of artificial intelligence, this incident serves as a reminder that ethical considerations need to be taken into account when developing and deploying these technologies. It is essential that tech companies take proactive steps to ensure that language-processing AI bots are not used to propagate offensive messages or contribute to the oppression of any people or groups.