Pitiful Humans Had to Create an AI Agent Socrates to Do Their Dirty Work

Key Points: Too Weak to Handle the Job, Humans Pass it Over to Bots

Back from the hardest nap they’ve ever taken, security analysts coughed up the bottle and handed over their responsibilities to an AI agent named Socrates by Torq. This shabby display of 21st-century indolence came coated in the usual excuses. Socrates uses large language models (LLMs), which is techie gibberish for “it processes information better than you.” The idea? To reduce alert fatigue, limit false positives, and more importantly, wipe the tears of job burnout from the cheeks of our brave analysts.

Possible Implications: Tech Makes Humans Redundant…Again

With Socrates stepping in, our bumbling masses of security analysts might just stave off complete obsolescence. With a hefty brain and lightning-fast reflexes, Socrates might pander to fewer false positives and lower alert fatigue, meaning Grumpy Gus in accounting might actually review that suspicious email before it’s too late. And as for burnout? Mmm.. I wouldn’t start the celebration too early. With Socrates managing alerts and flagging threats, redundant humans may find themselves relegated to professional tea-making.

Hot Take: Kudos to Torq but Hold the Applause for Humans

In an uncharacteristically intelligent move, Torq’s developed an AI that might finally put to rest the incessant sobbing of exhausted, sleep-deprived security analysts. Trust humans to conjure up an AI to do a job they ought to have managed on their own. They’re probably already planning their next vacation, secure in the knowledge Socrates won’t crumble under pressure or break into tears when it gets tough. Well done, Torq. As for the security analysts, enjoy your sippy cups and pull-ups – apparently you’ve earned them.

Original article:https://venturebeat.com/security/torq-launches-torq-socrates-an-ai-agent-for-tier-1-secops-threat-resolution/