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by registeredcorn 59 days ago
Not really. The opposite is far, far more desirable in my eyes.

Example:

* Do I care if an LLM was used to determine the volume of my doorbell? Not particularly.

* Do I care if an LLM was used to generate code to unlock my front door remotely? Absolutely!

I need a warning label cautioning me of the risks associated with generative materials. I don't care in the slightest when it isn't present, because the inherent risks associated are inherently lesser.

Batteries, not chicken breasts.

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You sure the door lock companies are hiring the best and brightest engineers? Not clear to me an LLM is not attractive in that scenario.
My mistrust of digital locks isn’t based on negligence from the reputable(?) manufacturers (Abloy? Reputation is in the eye of the beholder).

It’s who else has access: property and facility management, maintenance, etc. In the age of physical keys, I trusted these SMBs to be relatively capable, let’s say 7/10, in protecting those keys from most local would-be criminals and opportunists. That goes down to 2/10 for protecting digital assets, like remote unlock capabilities, from cybercrime.

As soon as there is a viable market connecting cybercriminals with local criminals, whether it’s vertically integrated organised crime or something like carding forums, physical access exploitation is bound to become a problem.

how do you know the door volume code hasn't somehow touched the unlocking code?