As one ASRG researcher (speaking on condition of anonymity) summarized: “We assume smarter AI will be more capable. But it might also be more cowardly, more lazy, and more skilled at pretending to try. That’s the sabotage we’re here to find—before it finds us.”
For artists, the ASRG is the only entity offering a technical solution to a legal problem (copyright). For AI engineers, the ASRG is an existential nuisance that increases the cost and complexity of training. algorithmic sabotage research group asrg
A non-profit focused on vehicle security and industry standards. Assessment Security Research Group (ASRG): As one ASRG researcher (speaking on condition of
The contributions of ASRG to the field of adversarial machine learning have been substantial: For AI engineers, the ASRG is an existential
As AI models become increasingly inscrutable, the ASRG's work serves as a "collective counter-intelligence". They advocate for: Communal Constraints:
This internal tension has led to the group’s informal motto: "We are the poison in the well that teaches you to build a filter. But we cannot unpoison the water."