Towards a Unified Framework for Cybersecurity and AI Safety: Recommendations for Secure Development of Large Language Models
Lexley Maree Villasis, Srishti Dutta, Yohan Mathew · Team SLAY
Submitted to AI Policy Hackathon at Johns Hopkins University. Sprint projects are early-stage work by participants, not Apart Research publications.
By analyzing the recent incident involving a ByteDance intern, we highlight the urgent need for robust security measures to protect AI infrastructure and sensitive data. We propose ae a comprehensive framework that integrates technical, internal, and international approaches to mitigate risks.

Reviews
Emphasizing the prevention of insider threats is a great point. the proposal might face implementation challenges. could benefit from a stronger focus on ethical considerations and public engagement for broader acceptance
I thought this aptly adressed a growing problem concerning the vunerability of critical infrastructure in the U.S. The paper however, only frames the problem in terms of one incident and doesn't present an implementation mechanism.
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@misc{villasis2024towards,
title = {{Towards a Unified Framework for Cybersecurity and AI Safety: Recommendations for Secure Development of Large Language Models}},
author = {Lexley Maree Villasis and Srishti Dutta and Yohan Mathew},
year = {2024},
month = oct,
note = {Submitted to AI Policy Hackathon at Johns Hopkins University, an Apart Research Sprint},
howpublished = {\url{https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/towards-a-unified-framework-for-cybersecurity-and-ai-safety-recommendations-for-secure-development-of-large-language-models}},
url = {https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/towards-a-unified-framework-for-cybersecurity-and-ai-safety-recommendations-for-secure-development-of-large-language-models}
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