A theoretical computer scientist, citing sources, says AI labs have quietly started probing whether their models can break important cryptographic protocols (Scott Aaronson/Shtetl-Optimized)

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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 …

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