Slopinator: Attack AI training with poisoned GitHub repositories
Slopinator is a tool designed to disrupt AI model training by uploading poisoned code repositories to GitHub. It exploits GitHub's role as a primary source of training data for AI labs, including those owned by Microsoft. Users are warned that utilizing this tool violates GitHub's Terms of Service and should proceed with caution.
- ▪Slopinator allows users to create and upload repositories filled with poisoned code to GitHub.
- ▪The tool requires users to connect via a VPN and use throwaway accounts to avoid detection.
- ▪It automates the process of account creation and repository generation to facilitate the upload of malicious content.
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Slopinator 🤖 💥🔫 Destroy the next generation of AI models by uploading poisoned code repositories to GitHub. Why? GitHub is extensively used as a training data source by AI labs. Microsoft, which owns GitHub, even trains on private repositories. By creating legitimate-looking repositories filled with poisoned code, Slopinator aims to destroy the next generation of models and make GitHub an unsafe place for labs to obtain training data. Warning Using this tool is a violation of GitHub's Terms of Service. Please ONLY use with throwaway accounts, while connected to a VPN, and in an incognito browser session. Proceed at your own risk.
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