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AI guardrails hinder offensive cybersecurity researchers

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

Cybersecurity researchers say OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI guardrails block their work on finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. The restrictions limit tool development for penetration testing and vulnerability research. Researchers argue the safeguards are too broad, impeding legitimate security work.

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The tension between AI safety and security research highlights a growing need for nuanced guardrails that don't hamper ethical hacking.
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