Open models can now approach closed-model offensive capability with the right tooling
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-26
The thread argues that advanced offensive capability is no longer unique to closed models: with the right tooling, open models can get close enough to matter.
Its broader point is that no single company can simply “pause” the risk, because the capability is becoming distributed across the ecosystem.
Related event: AI Reshapes Cybersecurity: Attack Dwell Time Drops to 11 Days(5 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- AI may be forming a new generation of software-freedom intellectuals — yacineMTB · 2026-07-26
- As AI agents spread, the harder problem is proving a real human is there — nullpointerr404 · 2026-07-26
- By 2036, the economically useful range of human skills may be much narrower — SydSteyerhart · 2026-07-26
- Even the big labs still can’t beat Civ VI deity or multiplayer — dioscuri · 2026-07-26
- AI agents are eating the web, with bot traffic up nearly 8,000% — Sauerkrautkid7 · 2026-07-26
- Elon Musk says AI could reshape the global economy so much that money may not matter by 2036 — KoseteBamse · 2026-07-26