A smuggled infinity argument can lead to accidental security nihilism.

· Bits and Bobs 7/27/26
  • A smuggled infinity argument can lead to accidental security nihilism.
    • "Mechanisistic containment boundaries for powerful models can never be perfect, so we are doomed and shouldn't even try."
    • To which the answer is:
    • "Yes, mechanistic containment boundaries can't be perfect, but we do have some that have withstood sandblasting from bad guys for decades, and that's radically better than nothing."

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