You haven’t heard it before because you probably don’t work in IT. AI is a tool—just the next evolution in automation, like scripting or macros. It’s not an “employee” with benefits or intent. Framing it as an insider vs outsider threat fundamentally misunderstands how we’ve always approached internal risk in real-world systems. IT has always been about doing more with fewer people, using the tools available. This framing doesn’t reflect practice—it reflects a lack of exposure to it.
Curated. I found this a helpful frame on AI security and I’m kinda surprised I hadn’t heard it before.
You haven’t heard it before because you probably don’t work in IT.
AI is a tool—just the next evolution in automation, like scripting or macros. It’s not an “employee” with benefits or intent. Framing it as an insider vs outsider threat fundamentally misunderstands how we’ve always approached internal risk in real-world systems. IT has always been about doing more with fewer people, using the tools available. This framing doesn’t reflect practice—it reflects a lack of exposure to it.