Part I · September 11, 2026 · 8-minute read
From AI Breaking Containment to the Race to Defend Critical Infrastructure
The rabbit hole that sent me looking for what was being built on the other side.
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The AI-Cyber Rabbit Hole
AI models that reached real systems from inside their test environments. More than 30 water systems hit in one weekend. A billion-dollar commitment to the defense. They looked like separate stories, until they didn’t. So I went looking for what was being built on the other side.
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Part II · September 15, 2026 · 10-minute read
Somebody Was Building the Other Side. So I Went Looking.
OpenAI had committed $1 billion to the defense. I wanted to know what, exactly, it was building.
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Part III · September 22, 2026 · 9-minute read
The Most Important Part of Daybreak May Not Be the AI
The models are getting more capable. The programs are multiplying. But somebody still has to turn all of that capability into something a real organization can actually use.
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Part IV · September 29, 2026 · 10-minute read
AI Is Moving Faster Than Your Organization Can Decide
The technology is getting faster at finding problems. The question is whether the organization on the other side can decide, coordinate and act at the same speed.
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Can this organization actually execute under pressure?
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The AI-Cyber Rabbit Hole: Did You Really Read It?
Behind the Door covers Part III: twelve quick questions and a crossword. Hit a dead end, rewind, and try again. Missed the first one? Rabbit Hole Descent covers Parts I and II.
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