Perry Metzger: more capable AI makes cyberattacks and pandemics easier to stop
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-26
In an interview, security expert Perry Metzger argues the counterintuitive case that more capable AI will make cyberattacks and pandemics easier to stop, not harder. His evidence: AI is already providing massive uplift in computer security; a recent Patch Tuesday fixed 975 major vulnerabilities, which he sees as clearing out accumulated dry fuel; Hugging Face defended itself against an attack using an AI system; and AI-enabled shotgun sequencing of wastewater, air and soil worldwide can detect emerging diseases very early — impossible without AI.
The poster separately criticizes the interview format as feeling like a Zoom call with a distracted interviewer.
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