Martin Casado: AI has seen remarkably few security events vs internet history
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-12
a16z partner Martin Casado runs through internet security history—the Morris worm (1988), Michelangelo virus (1992), Melissa (1999), ILOVEYOU and CodeRed (2000-01) causing billions in damage—and argues that, by contrast, AI has seen remarkably few significant security incidents despite heavy effort and money trying to will a crisis into existence.
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