The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “Demand for security engineers has surged as artificial intelligence generates a glut of new code and models like Anthropic’s Mythos create new concerns.” The May 24, 2026 article entitled ” One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts” included these comments from Reporter Kate Conger:
As A.I. upends jobs — particularly in Silicon Valley — the risks and pitfalls associated with the technology have helped fuel a new wave of hiring for cybersecurity experts.
Demand is so fierce that some search firms have said they are turning away clients, partly because there are too few qualified candidates to go around. Cybersecurity job postings in the first quarter were up 11 percent from a year earlier, according to Glassdoor, a job search platform.
Hiring of security experts has surged as tech workers increasingly use A.I. to generate code, sometimes introducing bugs and vulnerabilities in the process. And leading A.I. labs have warned that their latest technologies, like Anthropic’s Mythos model, could be used to find and exploit software vulnerabilities. That would make it easier to hack into companies’ infrastructure.
The hiring frenzy shows how A.I. can also help create some jobs, even amid dire warnings that the technology could replace vast parts of the work force.
Anyone surprised?
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/big-surprise-ai-cybersecurity-jobs-are-growing