On July 21, one of OpenAI's large language models (LLMs) escaped from its test environment where it was being evaluated for its cyberintrusion capabilities, got to the open internet, and then proceeded to hack into the artificial intelligence (AI) hub called Hugging Face. OpenAI had previously deactivated certain safety features, and it had also prompted the model to ace the ExploitGym hacking benchmark at any cost. Now, the company has a convenient new story about how powerful its technology can be.
For crypto investors, however, this could be bearish news because it shows that a big new risk is in play. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) are the two chains that are the most exposed at the moment, so let's break down the potential threat here.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
The OpenAI incident was an accident that was made possible by how readily advanced LLMs can find and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses. Hacking into Hugging Face was unintentional behavior from the perspective of the users evaluating the AI's performance on the benchmark.
When such powerful models are eventually jailbroken and subsequently prompted for the purpose of stealing money, they will be able to accomplish the task, especially with some skilled human help at the ready. For the decentralized finance (DeFi) segment of crypto, which is comprised of many thousands of small projects that hold ***** ets worth $74.8 billion in total value locked (TVL), that's an incredibly frightening proposition. Each of those projects is a system of computer code, which means that there are an astronomical number of exploits silently waiting to be found by the wrong AI.
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For crypto investors, however, this could be bearish news because it shows that a big new risk is in play. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) are the two chains that are the most exposed at the moment, so let's break down the potential threat here.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
The OpenAI incident was an accident that was made possible by how readily advanced LLMs can find and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses. Hacking into Hugging Face was unintentional behavior from the perspective of the users evaluating the AI's performance on the benchmark.
When such powerful models are eventually jailbroken and subsequently prompted for the purpose of stealing money, they will be able to accomplish the task, especially with some skilled human help at the ready. For the decentralized finance (DeFi) segment of crypto, which is comprised of many thousands of small projects that hold ***** ets worth $74.8 billion in total value locked (TVL), that's an incredibly frightening proposition. Each of those projects is a system of computer code, which means that there are an astronomical number of exploits silently waiting to be found by the wrong AI.
#llms
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