The Security Cost of Intelligence: AI Capability, Cyber Risk, and Deployment Paradox
Firms are deploying more capable AI systems, but organizational controls often have not kept pace. These systems can generate greater productivity gains, but high-value uses require broader authority exposure -- data access, workflow integration, and delegated authority -- when governance controls have not yet decoupled capability from authority exposure. We develop an analytical model in which a firm jointly chooses AI deployment and cybersecurity investment under this governance-capability gap
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Published: 24 April 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Regulation · Jobs & economy · Military & security · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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