GLM-5.2 fearmongering in the press
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The open-source AI model GLM-5.2 is sparking cybersecurity concerns. Unlike other models, GLM-5.2 is freely downloadable and runs on common hardware, bypassing vendor oversight.…
I don't know where this is headed, but I don't like it.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/open-source-ai-model-scary-mythos
GLM-5.2 can be downloaded by anybody, can be run on virtually any hardware, and unlike Mythos or Fable, there’s no vendor playing the middle man between the AI models and the users, raising the cybersecurity stakes considerably.
Put simply, while these frontier models can aid researchers in patching holes in commonly used software, the can also be abused by hackers to bypass existing defenses.
Security firms Semgrep and Graphistry both found that GLM-5.2 was proficient at identifying software bugs and performing other cybersecurity tasks. “We Have Mythos at Home,” Semgrep titled its benchmarking.
Hopefully this fearmongering won't be used to justify censorship, but we live in strange days. I don't know what to expect anymore.