AI-powered hacking may not significantly move the needle on trillions in annual cybercrime damage
binarybits · x · 2026-08-30
A user commented on the risks of AI-driven hacking, noting that since cybercrime already causes hundreds of billions (potentially trillions) of dollars in damage annually, even large-scale AI-powered hacking campaigns might not significantly shift the baseline. They argue that "moderate doomerism" predicting billions in harms from AI agents is plausible, but distinct from claims of increased human extinction risk.
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