Defending AI vulnerability discovery: the alternative is unchecked APT intrusions
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-24
Replying to criticism of AI finding security vulnerabilities, xlr8harder argues that critics effectively prefer a world where APTs and intelligence agencies keep freely infiltrating companies as they have for decades — and notes those intrusions rarely produce public CVEs. A notable voice in the ongoing debate over AI-driven security research.
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