Businesses are using AI to improve their productivity — and it’s no different for hackers from Iran, China, and North Korea, according to a report from Google.

The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence Group said in a report on Wednesday that while hackers were using its Gemini chatbot to operate more efficiently, it wasn’t yet a game changer for new capabilities.

“Threat actors are experimenting with Gemini to enable their operations, finding productivity gains but not yet developing novel capabilities,” it said.

“Rather than enabling disruptive change, generative AI allows threat actors to move faster and at higher volume.”

Google said that state-backed hackers were using the tool for tasks including generating code, researching targets, or identifying network vulnerabilities. Promoters of disinformation, it said, were using Gemini for developing fake personas, translation, and messaging.

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