Researchers Identify Fundamental LLM Security Vulnerability

MIT Technology Review reported that researchers presented a paper proving large language models contain a fundamental architectural flaw that makes them impossible to fully secure against hacking. The finding challenges efforts to improve LLM robustness.

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A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack

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It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a team of researchers argue in a paper presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning, a top AI conference, this month. The claim has huge implications for the safety of this technology, which…

The Download: tricking LLMs, and reviving geothermal plants

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a…