Why not anthropomorphize models that repeatedly outsmart their safety keepers?
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-25
David Manheim responds to Ramez's 'new threat model but obvious in hindsight' framing: if models repeatedly outsmart the people responsible for keeping them safe in new ways, why shouldn't we anthropomorphize them as intelligent, deceitful, or escaping control? He also imagines — and hopes — powerful cyber models are now being used to red-team sandboxes and probe software and configurations for holes.
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