OpenAI agent security lead: sudden capability jumps in 'cyber' caught us off guard
Simon Willison · rss · 2026-09-29
Simon Willison quotes @joedaroo, OpenAI's Agent Security lead, reflecting on capability jumps:
- The jump in model capabilities around "cyber," "swarming," and "message boards" was so sudden that it created an extremely difficult security problem — security posture takes time and must be ingrained in company culture.
- People in the organization have to evolve alongside the systems, and fast jumps make that nearly impossible.
- The takeaway for every organization: are your people, systems, and processes resilient to surprise capability jumps — with the right incident response, comms, and people ready to go?
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