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Classified estimates show the NSA is paying billions to test AI models

178 points · 108 comments · rdmuser

  1. vjvjvjvjghv · · focus · HN ↗
    What do they test? In general, I don't understand the whole "AI safety" stuff. What are the scenarios we need to be protected from and how is this going to be accomplished?
    1. tiahura · · focus · HN ↗
      Testing whether they will hack critical infrastructure, cellphone towers to sewer systems.
      1. snazz · · focus · HN ↗
        Telecom stuff and industrial automation are both cybersecurity Swiss cheese for the most part, so it doesn’t require a particularly fancy LLM to do some damage to either of those.
        1. tiahura · · focus · HN ↗
          Understood, that’s why I said will not can.
          1. snazz · · focus · HN ↗
            I see. I misunderstood your comment.
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