binarybits: rogue AI hacking will resemble today's ransomware conflict — bad but manageable
binarybits · x · 2026-09-06
In a debate with Seth Lazar, commentator binarybits argues that humanity is already in an ongoing conflict with Russian and North Korean hackers, ransomware authors, and botnet owners — it's bad but manageable, and rogue AI hacking will likely follow a similar pattern.
He adds that if we do end up in a world where conflicts with rogue AIs matter, then his position aligns with Cotra and other 'AI conflict' thinkers far more than it disagrees.
Related event: Timothy Lee vs Seth Lazar debate how bad rogue AI can get(20 posts)→
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