Altman: AI finds bugs outside normal threat models, patching won't fix them all

gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-10-24

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said models can now find bugs "outside of the normal threat model of what we think a hacker can do," including "insane stuff" at the hardware level. He said he no longer believes all such vulnerabilities can simply be patched away.

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