Can AI extort like humans do? Understanding the construction of illicit genres by large language models vs humans
This paper presents a linguistic contribution to the growing literature on the use of large language models (LLMs) for malicious purposes. Specifically, we draw on genre theory and methods to investigate the comparative construction of illicit genres by LLMs and humans, focusing on commercial extortion notes. We investigate the most effective tools and prompts for generating extortion notes, exami