Odd Lots · Friday, October 30, 2026
Tai Yun argues that AI models optimized for coding and debugging inherently possess the capabilities of hackers, making it impossible to separate a helpful programming assistant from an offensive security threat.
“And if you build, if you want to be really good at coding, you need an agent on AI that understands code understand technical problems, can debug things, can control computers. But that's basically the definition of a hacker.”
“So you cannot really escape this. You cannot have a cake and eat it too, right? You need to be good at coding. Then you have an AI that is good at hacking.”