Researchers Debate Whether Air-Gapped Networks Markedly Improve AI Safety
BlancheMinerva · x · 2026-09-19
An exchange between @BlancheMinerva and @polynoamial on AI security measures. The author concedes they had misread the envisioned scenario—imagining a model gaining the ability to send information onto the internet and cause harm, when the actual discussion concerned two interacting air-gapped models. The author proposes a point of possible agreement: assuming compliant staff, building an air-gapped network would be a huge security improvement. They also warn that invocations of "best security practices" can easily be used to justify continuing to ignore computer security experts.
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