Nathan Lambert: dunking on open models' cyber risk ignores the evidence
natolambert · x · 2026-10-06
AI researcher Nathan Lambert pushes back on critics of open models: those dunking on open models for cyber risks aren't weighing evidence of closed-model risk, are fear-mongering (especially regarding China), and ignore that a mythos-class cyber model being openly released has largely been fine. He welcomes public information that would update his positions.
Related event: Nathan Lambert Says Cyber Risk Discourse on Open Models Is Broken(2 posts)→
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