After AI's math breakthroughs, cryptographers worry about undisclosed novel attacks
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-08
kmad asks: after recent AI math breakthroughs, how many novel cryptography attacks may already exist but remain unreleased — and what does this look like in 1 or 5 years? He recommends watching DoD/NSA/NIST guidance closely. bpodgursky sardonically notes the coincidence that labs only crack esoteric math problems, not ones with asymmetric commercial payoff.
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