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Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions

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dc.contributor.author Meyer, Heloise
dc.date.accessioned 2024-06-11T09:08:14Z
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dc.date.issued 2024-03
dc.identifier.citation Meyer, H. 2024. Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.34190/iccws.19.1.1992
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697
dc.description.abstract ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot, has taken the world by storm since the technology's release to the public in November 2022. The first reactions were awe and amazement as ChatGPT presented the capability to instantly respond to various text-based questions following a conversational approach. However, it is ChatGPT's ability to complete more advanced tasks, such as supplying source code to programming-related questions or generating complete articles focusing on a specific topic, which has caused eyebrows to be raised. The capabilities offered by ChatGPT, fuelled by popularity and easy accessibility, have introduced several new challenges for the academic sector. One such challenge is the concept of AI-assisted cheating, where students utilise chatbots, such as ChatGPT, to answer specific questions or complete assignments. Although various research studies have explored the impact of ChatGPT on university education, few studies have discussed the influence of ChatGPT on Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions. CTF competitions offer a popular platform to promote cybersecurity education, allowing students to gain hands-on experience solving cybersecurity challenges in a fun but controlled environment. The typical style of CTF challenges usually follows a question-answer format, which offers students the ideal opportunity to enlist the assistance of ChatGPT. This paper investigates the ability of ChatGPT to assist and aid students in solving CTF challenges. The exploratory study involves past CTF challenges across various categories and the questioning of ChatGPT in an attempt to solve the challenges. The outcome of the study reveals that although ChatGPT can assist students with challenges during CTF competitions, the assistance that can be offered is minimal. Instead of producing answers to CTF challenges, ChatGPT can merely offer insight or guidance regarding the questions asked. en_US
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dc.relation.uri https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/iccws/article/view/1992 en_US
dc.relation.uri https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/iccws/issue/view/30 en_US
dc.source Proceedings of The 19th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS), University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-27 March 2024 en_US
dc.subject ChatGPT en_US
dc.subject Artificial intelligence en_US
dc.subject Cyber security en_US
dc.subject Capture the Flag en_US
dc.subject CTF en_US
dc.title Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.description.pages 268-276 en_US
dc.description.note This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. en_US
dc.description.cluster National Integrated Cyber InfraStructure en_US
dc.description.impactarea SANReN en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Meyer, H. (2024). Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Meyer, Heloise. "Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions." <i>Proceedings of The 19th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS), University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-27 March 2024</i> (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Meyer H, Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions; 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Meyer, Heloise AB - ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot, has taken the world by storm since the technology¿s release to the public in November 2022. The first reactions were awe and amazement as ChatGPT presented the capability to instantly respond to various text-based questions following a conversational approach. However, it is ChatGPT¿s ability to complete more advanced tasks, such as supplying source code to programming-related questions or generating complete articles focusing on a specific topic, which has caused eyebrows to be raised. The capabilities offered by ChatGPT, fuelled by popularity and easy accessibility, have introduced several new challenges for the academic sector. One such challenge is the concept of AI-assisted cheating, where students utilise chatbots, such as ChatGPT, to answer specific questions or complete assignments. Although various research studies have explored the impact of ChatGPT on university education, few studies have discussed the influence of ChatGPT on Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions. CTF competitions offer a popular platform to promote cybersecurity education, allowing students to gain hands-on experience solving cybersecurity challenges in a fun but controlled environment. The typical style of CTF challenges usually follows a question-answer format, which offers students the ideal opportunity to enlist the assistance of ChatGPT. This paper investigates the ability of ChatGPT to assist and aid students in solving CTF challenges. The exploratory study involves past CTF challenges across various categories and the questioning of ChatGPT in an attempt to solve the challenges. The outcome of the study reveals that although ChatGPT can assist students with challenges during CTF competitions, the assistance that can be offered is minimal. Instead of producing answers to CTF challenges, ChatGPT can merely offer insight or guidance regarding the questions asked. DA - 2024-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Proceedings of The 19th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS), University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-27 March 2024 KW - ChatGPT KW - Artificial intelligence KW - Cyber security KW - Capture the Flag KW - CTF LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2024 T1 - Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions TI - Friend or Foe – The impact of ChatGPT on capture the flag competitions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13697 ER - en_ZA
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