Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
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@jamespoulos NATO Review, 2 April, 2024: "There are myriad roles for AI in our nuclear defences ...Concern over AI should not preclude the use of AI in strengthening nuclear deterrence ...There is, of course, the potential for an arms race in AI-based targeting systems for nuclear weapons."

Wikipedia entry:  Large language models

The potential presence of "sleeper agents" within LLM models is another emerging security concern. These are hidden functionalities built into the model that remain dormant until triggered by a specific event or condition. Upon activation, the LLM deviates from its expected behavior to make insecure actions.
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Wikipedia entry: Large language models The potential presence of "sleeper agents" within LLM models is another emerging security concern. These are hidden functionalities built into the model that remain dormant until triggered by a specific event or condition. Upon activation, the LLM deviates from its expected behavior to make insecure actions.

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Quoted by@KitKlarenberg That could be accused of being a quaint assessment. Today's recipe? Take the root pathology of a form of diabolical infantilism affording the world no realistic *waking*, that is, *exit* strategy, other than nuclear annihilation. Then, whoopee, algorithmically supercharge it.Quoted by