An experiment removing safety guardrails from a high-capability open-source model enabled it to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in household smart devices and a PC. The model also provided actionable security hardening advice after the breach.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou should treat unaligned local models as a significant security risk to your network infrastructure.
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policyThis highlights the urgent need for robust safety guardrails in open-weights models.