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Azeem Azhar: Internet crisis could spur software and trust advancements

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Azeem Azhar posited in his October 2026 newsletter that the current internet security crisis, much like the COVID-19 pandemic, could be a catalyst for significant and lasting advancements in software and internet trustworthiness. He suggests that this period of vulnerability may drive innovation akin to the rapid development seen in mRNA technology during the pandemic. AI

IMPACT Suggests that cybersecurity challenges could drive innovation in trustworthy software and internet infrastructure.

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Azeem Azhar: Internet crisis could spur software and trust advancements

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · AIZeitgeist ·

    “The pandemic gave us mRNA, and this crisis could give us software and an internet we can trust” Azeem Azhar argued in his October 2026 newsletter that the curr

    “The pandemic gave us mRNA, and this crisis could give us software and an internet we can trust” Azeem Azhar argued in his October 2026 newsletter that the current internet security crisis, like the pandemic, could spur lasting technological improvement. exponentialview.co https:…

    LINKS aizeitgeist.tv/…/2026-10-25-the-pandemic-…

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