Smarter models worsen cybersecurity's asymmetry, widening the gap
aparnadhinak · x · 2026-08-29
The article argues that while over 100 companies signed an open letter on cyber defense, the emergence of AI models is dramatically amplifying the asymmetry problem in cybersecurity. There is a lopsided enthusiasm with which attackers and defenders employ AI. Evidence includes a Reuters story about a ransomware crew breaking into at least seven companies using just a widely-available AI-assisted code editor, along with various post-mortems.
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