The jailbreak is tethered, meaning it has to be launched from the game each time the console is switched on. Another modder claims SmileBASIC 4 is not strictly needed. To show it working, the modder ran a custom Mario Kart World with new playable characters such as Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin and Minecraft’s Steve. The process still looks too complex for most people, and users on a Switch 2 hacking subreddit are debating how significant it really is.
Why it matters
Console security has relied partly on how much skilled effort an exploit takes. If AI coding tools cut that effort, hacks could arrive sooner and more often, as The Verge suggests may happen here. That raises the stakes for device makers’ patching and for AI companies deciding how their coding tools handle security work. How much Codex actually contributed is still unclear.
Original source
Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
The Verge
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