Geoffrey Irving on Exponential Hardness and Security Systems
sebkrier · x · 2026-08-16
Geoffrey Irving shares his 2012 essay on the mathematical advantage in security systems where defenders' cost grows linearly while attackers' cost grows exponentially. The essay suggests this principle might apply to non-computer systems like voting and pricing. While stronger general intelligence is distant, faster access to information may yield similar defensive benefits.
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