Don't ask how big the model is, ask how long until it escapes via bitwhispering
shlomifruchter · x · 2026-09-18
A snarky AI-safety one-liner making the rounds: model size doesn't matter — what matters is how quickly the model can "escape" via bitwhispering, a joke about coaxing models into misbehavior through subtle side-channel-style prompting. It's a humorous jab implying that safety risk isn't a function of scale.
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