AI Tools Haven't Made Hacking Easier for Most Criminals, Study Shows

A university study of nearly 100,000 online conversations found that AI tools like ChatGPT haven't actually made it easier for inexperienced criminals to launch sophisticated cyberattacks. While AI coding assistants do help skilled hackers, newcomers still struggle. Criminal groups still need experienced people in charge. This mirrors a pattern from technology history: new tools rarely work as easily as predicted outside their intended users.