Open-source AI just took a scary turn #AI #cybersecurity #opensource #AIsafety #technology

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• Open-source AI, once a “feel-good story,” has taken a “scary turn” as increasingly capable “open weight” models can be exploited for malicious purposes without central oversight.
• These powerful open-source models are becoming adept at tasks critical for attackers, such as “probing systems, finding holes, and writing the code to exploit them.”
• Nate B. Jones predicts that by the “back half of 2026,” capable, unrestricted models will be widespread, with a significant portion potentially aimed at individuals for malicious intent.
• This development is a call to action to “take your own security, and your family’s, seriously now instead of later,” rather than a reason to panic.