The thing about AI replacing analysts that I think is implicit to a lot of people who understand AI, but not at all clear to the people doing layoffs is this: adversaries use AI for automation and as a force multiplier too. Humans are the deciding difference in who wins, beyond equal automation.
The ransomware gangs are highly motivated. And well funded, due to ransomware payments.
And the defender's management is … mostly "meh" on it. And "We'll just try to recover afterwards, should it ever happen to us." And also, "AI will save us!" when it will actually doom them.
