AI poison is a success, 250,000 downloads in five days.

Only a few days after the release of the 'Nightshade' software, its creator announces that it has already achieved more than 250,000 downloads. Ben Zhao, a professor of computer science at the University of Chicago, worked together with a team of researchers at the institute to create what is, to all intents and purposes, a poison for artificial intelligence.

The way Nightshade works is apparently simple: the software alters the images posted on the web, replacing each pixel at an algorithmic level, thus making it impossible for AI software to use them. This project is not only aimed at protecting the works of creatives and noncreatives, it is also capable of 'poisoning' the AI training process by providing incorrect internal information - as opposed to the external appearance of the stolen content.

Considering the disproportionate use that companies make of artificial intelligence, a tool like Nightshade could finally slow down the dangerous rise of this technology.