INTERNET

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Has Mythos just broken the deal that kept the internet safe? by Martin Alderson

If an LLM can find exploits in sandboxes - which are some of the most well secured pieces of software on the planet - then suddenly every website you aimlessly browse through could contain malicious code which can 'escape' the sandbox and theoretically take control of your device - and all the data on your phone could be sent to someone nasty.

Everything loads in sandboxes. If these models can break sandboxes in the future then where do you run untrusted code?

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Why is the Internet Becoming TV? - Cal Newport

Once we realize that these companies’ apps are essentially glorified TV, we should feel more comfortable ignoring them. There was a time when platforms like Facebook and Twitter wanted to convince you that they were part of a new social fabric; a fundamental technology that responsible citizens couldn’t ignore. Not any more. If they’re just TV, then we can respond the way we always have: by simply turning off the proverbial set.

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