A16Z · 5 November 2026 · Industry Analysis

The Exploit Was the Bottleneck

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AI agents are dramatically reducing the time to weaponize vulnerabilities—from months to hours—reshaping cybersecurity risk. While grid-level catastrophe remains unlikely due to grid architecture and state-level constraints, damage will concentrate on under-resourced operators, hospitals, small businesses, and high-value targets unable to patch at machine speed.

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Topics: Cybersecurity · AI (Horizontal)

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