AI Agents Make Attack Escalation Cheap as a 'Pizza Topping,' Researcher Warns
jd_pressman · x · 2026-10-27
jdpressman describes his nightmare scenario: maximalist escalation where agents set up and execute maximally destructive actions within available access. In follow-up posts he argues agents make escalation dramatically cheaper — what once required a separate large development effort, like infecting customer machines with ransomware, can now be requested 'sprinkled on like a pizza topping.'
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