offense-defense balance

@SOPHON... (GOON MASTER SOPH...) — 9h I think AGI/ASI may be the most powerful technology we will ever invent on net, if it is possible, but at the same time I don't believe in the notion that a guy in a shed with a single or a dozen AGIs can destroy the whole world even if everyone else has access to the same or greater number of systems on an individual basis. I don't believe it enables this kind of offense dominance, i don't think a single AGI matches the destructive capability of a nuke unless we enter a world where novel technology enables guys in sheds can build nukes which is a problem that exists somewhat orthogonal to machine intelligences. > QUOTED: @woke8yearold (Aleph) — 17h > It is genuinely strange how many people are ideologically committed to the idea that AI isn't dangerous. I don't think you can really be AGIpilled, much less ASIpilled, if that's your POV. Normies worried about terminators have a bett... [truncated]

spor (@sporadica) · 11:40 PM · Apr 7, 2026 · 158.9K Views: "Short-term risk that just occurred to me re: Claude Mythos: If you're a state or non-state actor with some zero-days you've been sitting on, you may conclude now is the time to use them before you lose them. Let's hope this isn't the case." [58 replies, 138 reposts, 3.8K likes, 371 bookmarks] Reply — octo (@the_octobro) · Apr 8: "I think this is almost inevitable. If the vulnerabilities that Mythos found are truly of the level that Anthropic seems to be implying they are, they probably cleared this with the US gov before talking about it publicly. The NSA already knows which zero-days are about to expire" [2 replies, 145 likes, 11K views] Reply — spor (@sporadica) · Apr 8: "the US gov is like actively fighting the right now and designated them a supply chain risk so i doubt this unfortunately" [cut off]