Why AI may favor attackers: models ace exploit-finding but are only decent at patching
jessi_cata · x · 2026-11-06
Kyrannio raises a short-term offense-dominance concern: finding exploits is verifiable and resembles solving math problems, while patching resembles programming — models are great at the former but only decent at the latter. This capability asymmetry could tilt AI-era offense-defense dynamics toward attackers.
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