Interconnects podcast: Kimi K3.1's mixed reaction, open-weight cyber risks, expert divides
natolambert · x · 2026-10-25
Nat Lambert's Interconnects Podcast #20 debates a wild week in AI: why Kimi K3.1 Pro got a mixed reaction despite incredible benchmarks, whether warnings about open-weight cyber risks were wrong, why cyber and AI experts read recent events so differently, plus Kimi's open-weight cyber principles, PHP2Shell/LiteLLM exploits, abliterated APIs, and Anthropic not hiring juniors.
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