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Learning Pseudorandom Numbers with Transformers (arxiv.org)
11 points by pizza 42 days ago
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Uh this is apocalyptic for computer security, no?
No, anyone needing secure pseudorandom numbers already knows to reach for a CSPRNG, not a PRNG.
A unappreciated downstream risk is of adapting this for efficient hash reversal, compromising the strength of signatures and of cryptocurrencies.