Linux Foundation exec debunks AI self-replication fears, points to realistic attack paths
Dan Jeffries of the Linux Foundation dismissed fears that frontier models could self-replicate like viruses, arguing the sheer size of model weights makes such replication undetectable. He instead flagged a more realistic risk: attackers launching cyberattacks using custom harnesses on their own infrastructure.
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