alt Hacker NewsAuthor here, I did use AI to write this which is unusual for me. The reason was I organically discovered the malware myself while doing other research on OpenClaw. I used AI for primarily speed, I wanted to get the word out on this problem. The other challenge was I had a lot of specific information that was unsafe to share generally (links to the malware, URLs, how the payload worked) and I needed help generalizing it so it could be both safe and easily understood by others.
I very much enjoy writing, but this was a case where I felt that if my writing came off overly-AI it was worth it for the reasons I mentioned above.
I'll continue to explore how to integrate AI into my writing which is usually pretty substantive. All the info was primarily sourced from my investigation.
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Thank you for the heartfelt reply - I wish to apologize for crude assumptions I made.
My view of how people are getting affected by AI and choosing to degrade values that should matter for a bit of convenience - has become a little jaded.
While we should keep trying to correct course when we can, I should also remember when it's still a person on the other side, and use kindness.
> The other challenge was I had a lot of specific information that was unsafe to share generally (links to the malware, URLs, how the payload worked) and I needed help generalizing it so it could be both safe and easily understood by others.
What risk would there be to sharing it? Like, sure, s/http/hXXp/g like you did in your comment upthread to prevent people accidentally loading/clicking anything, but I'm not immediately seeing the risk after that
One thing is clear from this thread: you are a decent human. Thank you!
As a longtime customer (I have my challenge coin right here), and fan of your writing, I do implore you to consider that your writing has value without AI. I would rather read an article with 1/5 the words that expresses your thoughts than something fluffed out.