Proton CEO criticized over AI code-security push

A 404 Media investigation reported that Proton CEO Andy Yen dismissed an engineer's request for a few days to pentest new code as "bullshit and loser thinking" and urged staff to write more code with AI; staff were reportedly told AI usage could affect their jobs. The author argues the issue is leadership, not AI, and that a privacy-focused firm sacrificing careful shipping risks user trust.

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