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On October 22, 2026, Nathan Lambert put forward the view that open models play a balancing role in cybersecurity defense, and that the current trajectory is much better than people imagine. He also stated that this does not deny that open weights will be used for cyberattacks; in his view, all possible AI development paths will be accompanied by a large number of cybersecurity incidents. He seeks to challenge the fatalistic AI doomerism and AI safety narratives surrounding cyber and open models, and mentioned that credible voices in the cybersecurity community believe that open models are an important force for holding the line over the next 12 months. At present, this view is reported by a single source, and there are no subsequent factual developments.
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Nathan Lambert: Open models help cybersecurity defense
Nathan Lambert believes that the balancing role of open models in cybersecurity defense, as well as the current trajectory, is much better than people imagine. He said this is not to deny that open weights will be used for cyberattacks; in his view, all possible AI development paths will be accompanied by a large number of cybersecurity incidents. He seeks to challenge the fatalistic AI doomerism and AI safety narratives surrounding cyber and open models, because credible voices in the cybersecurity community believe that open models are an important force for holding the line over the next 12 months.