Nicolas Papernot
Coverage of Nicolas Papernot in the Nexus archive.
- Anthropic urges a way to pause AI development as risks grow with the tech advances
Anthropic urges top AI companies to coordinate a pause in advanced AI development due to rapid technological advancements and risks of human control loss. The company highlights self-improving AI systems and collaborates with others to establish safety measures, while researchers warn about AI tools enabling new cyber threats like adaptive worms.
- Alarm over computer "worms" created with AI
Experts are warning about AI-created computer worms that can infect devices and harm users without restraint. University of Toronto professor Nicolas Papernot is among those highlighting this issue.
- Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a ‘pause' in AI development if risks grow
Anthropic proposes a coordinated pause in advanced AI development to mitigate risks as the technology accelerates, while OpenAI advocates for democratic governance over private companies. The article highlights concerns about AI's rapid self-improvement capabilities and potential security threats, referencing a University of Toronto study on AI 'worms' that adapt during hacking.
- Nobody needs Mythos or 0-days to build a chaos-causing computer worm – free open source models work just fine
University of Toronto researchers demonstrated a computer worm built using a free, publicly available open-weight AI model released in 2025. The worm exploits known vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to spread through networks, highlighting that advanced AI models like Mythos are not required to create significant cyber threats.