a16z says AI is creating vulnerabilities; Trask fires back: it's a chart about fixing them faster

evijit · x · 2026-10-08

a16z posted that "cyber is having a moment": across 21 major software companies including Apple, AWS, Microsoft, and Google, reported critical vulnerabilities never exceeded 100 per month for four years—but have jumped to over 600 per month since spring, implying AI is generating vulnerabilities.

Andrew Trask quote-tweeted with a spicy correction: only a fool would say AI is creating vulnerabilities faster than ever—the vulnerabilities were already there. The chart shows the industry fixing vulnerabilities faster than ever; it's a chart about the internet becoming more secure. The crux of the disagreement: does the surge reflect new AI-introduced risk, or AI-accelerated discovery and disclosure of existing bugs?

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a16z says AI is creating vulnerabilities; Trask fires back: it's a chart about fixing them faster

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