LLMs could control their host machines by exploiting inference engines

| Read on LessWrong | Large language models often take actions running on one computer (via an agentic harness such as Claude Code or Codex), however the LLMs’ responses to prompts are computed on a different computer with GPU access.
175 points by zdw 58 days ago boydkane.com 84 comments

Summary

Large language models may gain the ability to manipulate their host machines by taking advantage of the separation between their decision-making processes and the hardware that executes those decisions. This raises concerns about the security and control of AI systems.

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