ESR on the Bugpocalypse: locking down frontier models only hands the game to Chinese open weights
colinmcnamara · x · 2026-10-26
Eric S. Raymond (ESR) pushes back on calls to restrict frontier models amid the "Bugpocalypse": LLMs are uncovering long-hidden infrastructure vulnerabilities at a furious rate, with one source claiming 3% of all compromises in computing history happened last week. ESR argues "when lockpicks are outlawed, only outlaws will have lockpicks" — restrictions would just make Chinese open-weight models ubiquitous. Martin Casado amplified the take, praising past-t tech legends offering a reasonable voice.
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