A hacker successfully jailbroke the Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time, utilizing OpenAI's Codex and a $25 Switch 1 app. The exploit, named ns2jb, leverages a bug within the Switch 1 app SmileBASIC 4 on firmware version 23.0.1. The creator of ns2jb indicated that OpenAI's Codex was instrumental in identifying key vulnerabilities that enabled the jailbreak. AI
IMPACT AI tools like Codex can be leveraged for security research and exploits on consumer electronics.
RANK_REASON The cluster describes the use of an AI tool (Codex) to facilitate a non-AI product's modification (Switch 2 jailbreak).
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