Lowery thinks future AI attackers will easily break most rule-based digital security because attacks become very cheap. Bitcoin’s proof-of-work forces attackers to pay real physical costs (energy, hardware), which even super-smart AI cannot avoid, so he sees Bitcoin as a core defensive layer against AI.
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The thing is, AI will make social engineering attacks easier. Passwords also use SHA256.
I think nostr will be useful for the web of trust because the keys provide no repudiation and will make fake accounts moot.
The lightning network seems like a no-brainer to pay for AI because credit cards are easily hacked. I'm surprised more AI companies aren't using it yet. A few are.