Cryptographer: AI Firms Throw Money at Cryptanalysis for PR Wins
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-13
Johns Hopkins cryptographer Matthew Green paraphrases a colleague in cryptanalysis: "Nobody has been interested in funding cryptanalysis for decades. Now suddenly the AI companies have more money than God and are throwing it around to get PR wins." It's his skeptical take on AI companies' high-profile security funding—he argues the numbers don't warrant confidence.
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