Import AI 457: AI stuxnet; cursed Muon optimizer; and positive alignment

Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe.Subscribe nowStuxnet before Stuxnet:…Fast16 bugs software likely used in weapons programs…Here’s a fascinating investigation of a ~20+ year old computer virus called fast16.sys. This software is interesting because it “selectively targets high-precision calculation software, patching code in memory to tamper with results. By combin...