Researcher calls AI cyber-threat hype fear mongering: negligence, not sophistication
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-16
Responding to AI cybersecurity alarmism, the author argues AI labs only began training models for cybersecurity a few months ago behind closed doors (starting with Mythos), with unknown training data and coverage. It's specialization, not AGI. Per OIA-HF reports, real incidents reflect incompetence and negligence rather than sophistication.
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