I’ve been messing around with running my own LLMs at home using LM Studio and I’ve got so say it really helps me write code. I’m using Code Llama 13b, and it works pretty well as a programmer assistant. What I like about using a chatbot is that I go from writing code to reviewing it, and for some reason this keeps me incredibly mentally engaged. This tech has been wonderful for undoing some of my professional burnout.

If what keeps you mentally engaged does not include a bot, then I don’t think you need any other reason to not use one. As much as I really like the tech, anyone that uses it is still going to need to know the language and enough about the libraries to fix the inevitable issues that come up. I can definitely see this tech getting better to the point of being unavoidable, though. You hear that Microsoft is planning on adding an AI button to their upcoming keyboards? Like that kind of unavoidable.

Spearfishing is probably the lowest risk and easiest way to get access to a specific network. The attacker can get a bunch of info about an organization (technologies used, people employed, physical locations) through LinkedIn or whatever social media website, and then target a specific person.

Once a target is identified, the next step would be getting that person to follow a link to type in a password, or getting them to install malware, or do whatever it is the attacker wants them to do. I read an article about a dude that got fairly big companies to pay him money by just sending fake bills.

The enemy of my enemy… also enemy.