Microsoft Warns Experimental Windows 11 AI Could Install Malware on Your Computer

AI features are turned off by default and operate only after the user opts into them. But people who enable them could face security issues, Microsoft warns.
Microsoft Warns Experimental Windows 11 AI Could Install Malware on Your Computer
A laptop computer with Microsoft Copilot+ installed is on display in Miami, on June 18, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Microsoft said in an update on Nov. 17 that Windows 11 users who utilize “agentic features” from its AI services should be cautious because the AI agents could potentially download and install malware.

In an alert, Microsoft warned that its AI models could “occasionally hallucinate” and introduce “novel security risks” such as malware because large language models, a type of AI that processes data and generates human-like text, are susceptible to cyberattacks.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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