# Open models will be used for cyberattacks, but are not a 100x multiplier

> Original title: Open models will be used for cyber attacks, just like closed models have been. At the same time, open models aren’t the super high levera...

- Source: Nathan Lambert
- Published: 2026-10-30T18:07:46.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/x6lvl1sh689k03ryxru0ththr
- Original: https://x.com/natolambert/status/2116230595219210284

## Summary

Nathan Lambert says open models will be used for cyberattacks, as closed models already have been. He argues they are not a leverage tool that increases cybercrime 100x, because the bottlenecks lie elsewhere.

## Post

Open models will be used for cyber attacks, just like closed models have been. At the same time, open models aren’t the super high leverage tool magically increasing cyber crime by 100x — those bottlenecks lay elsewhere.

## Quoted post @natolambert

> Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks? I don't think so. The AI community is focusing on the wrong lens  - which type of model is causing harm - rather than how cybersecurity maintains an equilibrium, who enacts harm, and how they use new tools.
> https://www.interconnects.ai/p/was-i-wrong-about-open-models-and

https://x.com/natolambert/status/2116224502283772307