Former US Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil publishes memo on the AI cybersecurity reckoning
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-31
DJ Patil, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist and ex-CISO of LinkedIn, publishes 'We Built for Peacetime. Prepare for Wartime: The AI Cybersecurity Reckoning Is Here', arguing AI marks a punctuated equilibrium moment for cybersecurity: defenses built for peacetime need fundamental rethinking against AI-driven attacks. VC James Cham says he pushed for weeks to get the memo released publicly.
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