AI cyber risk debate: Could a skilled hacker actually take down the power grid?
binarybits · x · 2026-09-09
In a debate with alexolegimas and AgustinLebron3, binarybits argues the ultimate question of AI cyber risk is less about model capabilities and more about how vulnerable the world's infrastructure is: could a sufficiently skilled hacker shut down the power grid for an hour, a week, or forever? He guesses closer to "an hour" but with low confidence, noting few people investigate such questions. alexolegimas adds that capabilities matter for risk, but less so for economic impacts.
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