Edition No. 64 · Tue 25 Aug 2026 · Story 10 of 37
"Autonomy and Innovation"
Stratechery
Ben Thompson argues automated attacks have positive expected value and automated defense negative, so defenders keep humans in a loop that can't keep pace.
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