# Scott Aaronson on AI breaking cryptography and responsible disclosure

> Original title: Scott Aaronson four days ago on the possibility that AI models will soon break widely used cryptographic systems, and on what responsible...

- Source: Andrew Curran
- Published: 2026-10-30T21:23:47.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/rn0t956nwti09yjaha4mof3mj
- Original: https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2116279925313605646

## Summary

Andrew Curran points to Scott Aaronson's post, published four days earlier, on the possibility that AI models will soon break widely used cryptographic systems. Aaronson discusses what responsible disclosure would look like when everyone who needs to be notified is effectively the entire world.

## Post

Scott Aaronson four days ago on the possibility that AI models will soon break widely used cryptographic systems, and on what responsible disclosure looks like when the parties who need to be notified are effectively the entire world.

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