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AI on AI Part III: Convergence (Hacking the infra and Cracking the math)
Two weeks ago, an OpenAI agent broke into Hugging Face. Last week, an AI model killed HAWK, a PQC candidate designed to resist quantum computers, using classical mathematics. This convergence of AI accelerating both hacking and cracking the maths cannot be ignored. Until now, we were preparing for a predicted event in the future (Q-Day). Now, we must prepare for an unpredictable event that could happen anytime. Part III extends the CISO’s action plan from Part II with crypto-agility deliverables built to endure both threats.
The Froth on the Frontiers: AI, Digital Currencies, Quantum
I read two articles this week about why AI has not replaced software engineers, and why it is unlikely to. Both resonated with me deeply. Reading them side by side opened a wider frame. I see the same froth across every frontier I touch. AI. Digital currencies. Quantum. Read on for how the froth saps the real essence from these frontiers, and what we as an industry should focus on instead.
Year 2029: How Google’s Quantum Warning (Q-Day) Came True, Triggering a Confidence Crisis and Costing One Bank Millions in just two weeks!
A fictional 2029, a real Q-Day. Not a single account hacked. Not one key cracked. Sinasia Financial Group was asked a question it could not answer. The suspension cost millions. The memo had warned them three years earlier. The board deferred. Q-Day is not a technical event. It is a trust event. With thanks to Marin Ivezic, whose framing reshaped how I see this threat.
From Cryptos to Quantum: The Great Financial Convergence
Seventeen years after the first Bitcoin block, the conversation is no longer centralised versus decentralised. It is how they converge. DeFi, stablecoins, tokenised real-world assets, CBDCs, instant payment rails, AI, and quantum are not separate stories. They are one architecture taking shape. A practitioner's view on how this evolved since 2009, and what it means for leaders today.