“Someone automated finding SQL injection exploits with google and a simple script” and “Someone found a zero-day by using chatGPT” doesn’t seem qualitatively different to the average human being. I think they just file it under “someone used coding to hack computers” and move on with their day. Headlines are going to be based on the impact of a hack, not how spooky the tech used to do it is.
“Someone automated finding SQL injection exploits with google and a simple script” and “Someone found a zero-day by using chatGPT” doesn’t seem qualitatively different to the average human being. I think they just file it under “someone used coding to hack computers” and move on with their day. Headlines are going to be based on the impact of a hack, not how spooky the tech used to do it is.