No, Cryptography Is Not “Dual Use” the Same Way AI Is
Critical analysis of AI classification that informs builders working with both security and AI technologies.
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Argues that cryptography is fundamentally defensive unlike AI, challenging the comparison of their dual-use nature.
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Actor and functional application matter Originally published at AGI SurveilLance. Mainly, cryptography does one critical thing—encrypts data. It is considered “dual use” as a technology because one can employ encryption whether as a private citizen, a soldier, or a criminal. But, like a wall, it’s an inherently defensive tool by its nature. One cannot really attack with cryptography.[1] The term “cryptographic attack” refers to an attack on the cryptography of a target.[2] During the Crypto Wars
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