The other side of the open-weights security debate: BenHayum cites Bloomberg on attack surge
BenHayum · x · 2026-10-09
BenHayum pushed back on Nathan Lambert in the open-weights security debate, asking where the line between 'fine' and 'not fine' lies — a national emergency seems clearly over it — and citing Bloomberg reporting to argue the sudden spike in cyberattacks is unlikely to be unrelated to open-weight models.
Related event: Nathan Lambert debates whether open models fuel cyberattacks(2 posts)→
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