Cryptographers think obfuscated neural nets may only cost 2–10× even in the long run
geoffreyirving · x · 2026-07-25
Irving cites cryptographers who think that, even a thousand years from now, the best obfuscated neural network might still slow inference by only 2–10×.
He frames that as potentially good enough if ASIs push coordination hard enough, but the practical implication is that obfuscation may eventually be less costly than many people expect.
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