Proton is internally pushing hard for AI-written code: CEO calls the security side's concerns "loser thinking," CTO says the old job is gone
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Proton is internally pushing hard for AI-written code and process overhaul. CEO Andy Yen, on Slack, dismissed the security team's suggestion to run a few days of penetration testing before launch as "bullshit" and "loser thinking," while CTO Bart Butler published an AI manifesto stating "Your old job is gone." According to meeting recordings obtained by 404, Butler said that about 90% of code in October was written by AI, and multiple employees said they use Claude extensively; the company also sent an email this week saying it will conduct "re-interviews" on employees' AI usage. Employees feel a culture of fear; officials did not deny the factual description, only acknowledging that communication was too harsh and that they will improve.
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Here is Proton CTO's AI manifesto, that I obtained multiple copies of https://t.co/6o7G2teu9A https://t.co/d92L1kv8AU
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著名加密品牌 Proton 对内正在强推 AI 写码与流程改造：CEO Andy Yen 在 Slack 用「loser thinking」压制安全侧放慢请求，CTO 发 AI 宣言称「旧工作没了」，公司并对员工做 AI 使用复面；员工侧感到恐惧文化，官方未否认事实描述，只承认沟通过硬、会改进。 https://t.co/QHvL81CKdG
公开人设 vs 对内节奏 Proton 以加密邮箱等隐私产品闻名；Yen 对外谈「隐私优先的 AI」、对 Google 式侵入式 AI 的反弹。对内则是另一套：设邮箱搜集挡 AI 的障碍以便「ruthlessly smash」；电脑上装软件统计 AI 产码量；称今年是最后一年招工程师，明年改招用 AI 做东西的人。内部文件写因 velocity 不足，年底 ARR 目标可能达不到，同比增长「远低于市场认为的好」，「按所有要紧指标，我们是表现不佳的公司」。
Slack 里的「loser thinking」 安全频道有人建议新代码上线前至少花几天渗透测试。Yen（约八月底）回复称那是 bullshit 与 loser thinking，「当然可以又快又安全」，要少想怎么变慢、多想怎么变快；并说别再「深情手搓」代码、多用 AI。另有人追问如何保证 AI 代码无安全问题，并称「目前安全优先级偏低」；Yen 未正面回应安全细节，转而在频道里点名嘲讽同事「又在说那套会更慢的 bs」，要求大家「prompt 更好」。
AI 使用范围与代码占比 内部曾禁 AI，后放宽：可处理财务数据、起草 Reddit/LinkedIn 对客回复、写代码（竞品优势信息与创新/R&D 相关源码除外）。404 取得的会议录音里，CTO Bart Butler 称十月约 90% 代码由 AI 写；多名员工说大量用 Claude，Yen 也在 Slack 推 Claude。有员工吐槽：公司一边反 Big Tech，一边大把花在 Claude 上。
CTO 的 AI 宣言 Butler 上周五下午在 Slack 发自述「AI manifesto」：「Your old job is gone」；不拥抱 AI 是对使命的「existential threat」。三点：工程师工作是帮 LLM 更快写出更好代码；大部分代码应由 AI 而非人审查；组织须整体转型。有人嫌周五恐吓没必要；Butler 说本就要有冲击力。员工对 404 称内容夸大当下 LLM 能力、未谈交出代码库的代价；另有人评「ethically bankrupt」。
复面与恐惧文化 本周邮件称将对员工 AI 使用做 re-interview，「consequential」；现任员工理解为可能影响去留。有高管级同事在 Slack 建议改成识别落后并培训、保质量。Yen 说大致已知谁落后，「若已放弃就不会走这流程」。对方批评这是恐惧驱动、无人敢插话；Yen 当众称若指控这是财务驱动且不信他否认，「也许这里不适合你」。另有一人用「打小孩逼吃菜更快但不健康」比喻催速。员工称极少人敢顶撞 Yen，一旦顶撞就会很显眼。另有后量子加密上线沟通：Yen 不满 Reddit 公告暴露旧邮件未覆盖，称「Perception is more important than truth」。