Open-model security debate: PHP bugs found by defensive audit, not abliterated models
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-23
- Dan Jeffries pushes back on the "info war" against open models: the recent PHP vulnerabilities were found by Sol 5.6 during a defensive audit, not by abliterated models.
- His argument: pretending vulnerabilities don't exist is self-sabotage — like smashing magic glasses that show which buildings will fall instead of fixing the buildings. HuggingFace and OpenCode needed open models to defend themselves when under attack because closed models refused.
- Reposter xlr8harder adds a caveat: if you're responsible for deployed-system security and still haven't started seeking access to models like daybreak, "it's kind of on you."
The exchange captures the ongoing fight over open vs. closed models in offensive/defensive security work.
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