Cryptographer warns infosec underestimates AI worm threats

Cryptographer Matthew Green criticized the infosec community for dismissing AI security risks as unfashionable, noting past worms couldn't intelligently select targets or rewrite themselves. He added that true AI agent worms haven't emerged yet, but their potential threat is hard to imagine.

2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-14 · 3 related posts

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