Nathan Lambert clashes over whether surging cyberattacks can be blamed on open-weight models
natolambert · x · 2026-10-10
Nathan Lambert and BenHayum debated whether the surge in cyberattacks — and national cyber emergency declarations — should be tied to open-weight models. Lambert argued such emergencies predate ChatGPT and the key is no step change in attack dynamics, urging adaptation and defensive tooling; BenHayum cited Bloomberg reporting that the sudden rise in attacks seems unlikely to be unrelated to open models.
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