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AI's potential to uncover overlooked cryptographic vulnerabilities discussed

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The security of modern cryptography relies on the assumption that no obvious vulnerabilities have been discovered by numerous researchers. However, there's a concern that faster algorithms for problems like integer factorization or discrete logarithms might exist but have been overlooked. This is particularly relevant when considering the potential computational power of AI, which could uncover such weaknesses by analyzing the vast amount of public research available. AI

IMPACT AI's potential computational power could challenge the foundations of current cryptographic security by uncovering hidden algorithmic weaknesses.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a theoretical concern about AI's impact on cryptography, rather than a concrete event or release.

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AI's potential to uncover overlooked cryptographic vulnerabilities discussed

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Modern # cryptography is secure because "lots of smart people have come up with really creative attacks". But what if we've overlooked faster algorithms to fact

    Modern # cryptography is secure because "lots of smart people have come up with really creative attacks". But what if we've overlooked faster algorithms to factoring integers, solving discrete logarithms, etc.? We assume our primitives are secure, because nothing obvious is stick…

    LINKS ioc.exchange/@matthew_d_green bitsofwork.org

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