Margin Research Introduces the "Half-Day": AI-Era 0-Day Vulnerabilities
moyix · x · 2026-08-20
Margin Research introduces the "Half-Day" concept for offensive cybersecurity in the AI era. As top offensive researchers train frontier models at labs like Anthropic and OpenAI, AI accelerates vulnerability discovery, causing high-value 0-days to become N-days much faster. The article explores the impact of autonomous, continuously learning competition on a market that values exclusive, hyper-specialized talent.
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