Nathan Lambert: Open Models Won't Cause a Hundredfold Surge in Cybercrime
Nathan Lambert believes that open models will be used for cyberattacks just like closed models, but they are not a super-leverage tool capable of causing a 100-fold surge in cybercrime—the real bottleneck lies elsewhere. He also criticizes the AI community for focusing on "which type of model causes harm" while ignoring how cybersecurity maintains an equilibrium, who is carrying out the harm, and how they use new tools.
View original postWas I wrong about open models & cyber risks? I don't think so. The AI community is focusing on the wrong lens - which type of model is causing harm - rather than how cybersecurity maintains an equilibrium, who enacts harm, and how they use new tools. https://t.co/oroORcuDWU
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Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks? I don't think so. The AI community is focusing on the wrong lens - which type of model is causing harm - rather than how cybersecurity maintains an equilibrium, who enacts harm, and how they use new tools. https://t.co/oroORcuDWU
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Open models will be used for cyber attacks, just like closed models have been. At the same time, open models aren’t the super high leverage tool magically increasing cyber crime by 100x — those bottlenecks lay elsewhere.