AI safety researcher predicts spikey agentic cyber damage in the medium term
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-09-12
AI safety researcher Joshua Saxe exchanged views with kuza55 on agentic cyberattack risk. Kuza55 argued people should start preparing for agentic cyber attacks but that cataclysmic or immediate impact is unlikely. Saxe agreed on the timing question but diverged on severity: he expects very spikey cyber damages in the medium term, though the timing is uncertain.
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