Had a brutal realization today:
Everyone copes by saying "AI helps defenders more than attackers."
Bullshit.
Look at the economic incentives:
Attackers are playing for $100M-$1B+ exits. They'll drop serious cash to fine-tune or train custom models without blinking.
Defenders? The Binance ops guy who got rekt? He won't even pay $200/month for Claude Pro out of pocket. Forget about getting access to Anthropic's Mythos model.
Why?
Because if you successfully defend, you get NOTHING. No bonus. No commission. No glory. "The best warriors win without fanfare."
And the company sure as hell won't reimburse your $200.
This is negative reinforcement at its finest.
Attackers are economically OVER-incentivized. Defenders are economically UNDER-incentivized.
The gap is widening. Fast.
Everyone copes by saying "AI helps defenders more than attackers."
Bullshit.
Look at the economic incentives:
Attackers are playing for $100M-$1B+ exits. They'll drop serious cash to fine-tune or train custom models without blinking.
Defenders? The Binance ops guy who got rekt? He won't even pay $200/month for Claude Pro out of pocket. Forget about getting access to Anthropic's Mythos model.
Why?
Because if you successfully defend, you get NOTHING. No bonus. No commission. No glory. "The best warriors win without fanfare."
And the company sure as hell won't reimburse your $200.
This is negative reinforcement at its finest.
Attackers are economically OVER-incentivized. Defenders are economically UNDER-incentivized.
The gap is widening. Fast.