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Towards Cybersecurity Superintelligence: from AI-guided humans to human-guided AI

Víctor Mayoral-Vilches
Stefan Rass
Martin Pinzger
Endika Gil-Uriarte
Unai Ayucar-Carbajo
Jon Ander Ruiz-Alcalde
Maite del Mundo de Torres
Luis Javier Navarrete-Lozano
María Sanz-Gómez
Francesco Balassone
Cristóbal R. J. Veas-Chavez
Vanesa Turiel
Alfonso Glera-Picón
Daniel Sánchez-Prieto
Yuri Salvatierra
Paul Zabalegui-Landa
Ruffino Reydel Cabrera-Álvarez
Patxi Mayoral-Pizarroso
Main:7 Pages
6 Figures
Bibliography:2 Pages
2 Tables
Appendix:1 Pages
Abstract

Cybersecurity superintelligence -- artificial intelligence exceeding the best human capability in both speed and strategic reasoning -- represents the next frontier in security. This paper documents the emergence of such capability through three major contributions that have pioneered the field of AI Security. First, PentestGPT (2023) established LLM-guided penetration testing, achieving 228.6% improvement over baseline models through an architecture that externalizes security expertise into natural language guidance. Second, Cybersecurity AI (CAI, 2025) demonstrated automated expert-level performance, operating 3,600x faster than humans while reducing costs 156-fold, validated through #1 rankings at international competitions including the $50,000 Neurogrid CTF prize. Third, Generative Cut-the-Rope (G-CTR, 2026) introduces a neurosymbolic architecture embedding game-theoretic reasoning into LLM-based agents: symbolic equilibrium computation augments neural inference, doubling success rates while reducing behavioral variance 5.2x and achieving 2:1 advantage over non-strategic AI in Attack & Defense scenarios. Together, these advances establish a clear progression from AI-guided humans to human-guided game-theoretic cybersecurity superintelligence.

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