Dan Jeffries: restricting open models leaves defenders helpless against AI attacks
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-10-22
Dan Jeffries argues AI is undervalued on the defensive side of cybersecurity: unlike nukes, an AI attack can be stopped with an AI. He calls bans or restrictions on open models "regulatory capture"—labs deny access to programs for opaque reasons while attackers retain broad access, and his own team would be defenseless without open models.
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