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Quoting @joedaroo

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29 Sep 2026simonwillison.netobservedprimary

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Why it matters

OpenAI's agent-security perspective on rapid, unexpected leaps in offensive AI capability signals that defenders should stress-test their incident-response readiness against sudden capability surges.

A quotation collected by Simon Willison from @joedaroo, who works on Agent Security at OpenAI, reflects on the sudden and surprising jumps in model capabilities related to "cyber," "swarming," and "message boards" tied to unspecified incidents. The commentary urges organizations to assess whether their people, systems, and incident-response processes are resilient to abrupt jumps in AI capability.