AI labs quietly test models' ability to break key cryptographic protocols, researcher says
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Theoretical computer scientist Scott Aaronson, citing sources, reports that AI labs have begun quietly testing whether their models can break important cryptographic protocols. The development has sparked discussion about the risk of AI accelerating mathematics, potentially undermining current security systems.
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Scott Aaronson / Shtetl-Optimized : A theoretical computer scientist, citing sources, says AI labs have quietly started probing whether their models can break important cryptographic protocols — -friend-of-the-blog Omer Reingold (shared with permission) — Last night my 9-year-old son was taunting my wife …
