AI-assisted exploit development for Apple's XNU kernel shown at security conference
moyix · x · 2026-09-19
Security researcher Dion Blazakis presented "AI assisted exploit development: An XNU case study" at a conference, demonstrating how AI tooling can assist the exploit development workflow against Apple's XNU kernel — a concrete example of AI entering offensive security research.
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