Vitalik Buterin backs Kimi AI hacking limits, warns of KYC risks

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has supported Moonshot AI’s decision to limit advanced hacking capabilities in its Kimi K3.1 Pro model, warning that poorly handled AI security risks could lead to restrictive identity checks and widespread surveillance. Summary Vitalik Buterin supports limiting dangerous AI capabilities without restricting access based on users’ identities. Moonshot’s filtered Kimi model scored 81%, compared with 90.5% for its unfiltered counterpart. Buterin warned that unchecked AI attacks could encourage mandatory KYC and intrusive surveillance. Moonshot plans to release Kimi K3.1 Pro’s open weights by November 4. In an October 26 post on X, Buterin defended Moonshot’s decision to exclude advanced offensive cybersecurity material from the model’s training, arguing that developers need more time to strengthen software against increasingly capable AI attacks. The comments followed Moonshot’s October 23 announcement of Kimi K3.1 Pro, which is already available through its applications and API. The Chinese startup intends to publish the model’s full weights by November 4. Vitalik Buterin supports limiting dangerous AI capabilities Vitalik Buterin’s position center...