Altman warns AI shifts cybersecurity from patches to AI-driven defenses
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, told Stanford MBA students last week that traditional software patching can no longer keep up with AI-driven cyber threats. He argued that defenders must adopt AI-based defenses instead, citing recent vulnerabilities like PHP2Shell—discovered with AI assistance—as proof of the gap between current defenses and evolving risks. Altman called the lack of urgency around AI…
Sam Altman says AI means we can no longer just patch all the bugs
thenextweb.com · 26 October 2026
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