What does adding an LLM to malware enable that existing malware can't do?
tobowers · x · 2026-10-13
tobowers asks: malware already exploits vulnerable machines, installs itself, persists, and spreads — what exactly does adding an LLM enable that existing malware can't already accomplish? He also rebuts the 'intelligence threshold' framing: it's just smaller models becoming capable enough to run existing agent workflows, normal model improvement rather than a new emergent property.
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