AI Breaks Low‑Skill Security Equilibrium

Many everyday security measures (locks, procedures, weak controls) rely on the fact that attackers need specialized skill, time, or incentives. Widely available AI that lowers the skill and cost required to exploit diverse systems can upset that delicate balance and create high‑volume, low‑cost attack vectors that current institutions and market incentives are not designed to handle. — If AI broadly reduces the skill and cost of mischief, regulators and institutions must rethink what ‘adequate’ security means across sectors rather than simply imposing blunt development bans.