Cisco Talos just documented the first Windows malware that doesn't wait for a human to tell it what to do next, it asks a panel of language models instead, and goes with majority rule. Most malware still works the way it always has: a human operator sits on a command-and-control server, decides what the infected machine should do, and sends the instruction. That loop has a built-in speed limit, because it's bounded by a person's attention span, working hours, and how many infected machines on...