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AI-discovered security problems are growing like a tidal wave.
Whether using a PC or running a data center, everyone will be affected.
We are not ready for what's coming.
The good news is that AI is finding security holes faster than ever. The bad news is that AI is finding security holes faster than ever. It's both: While it's great that we're finding all those bugs, trying to fix them all is a monster of a job.
Sure, if you're Google, you can fix more bugs in Chrome in June 2026 than you had in the last two years, but most companies aren't Google. They don't have anything like the resources to fix that many security holes.
Indeed, even Apple -- yes, Apple -- has been overwhelmed by AI bug reports. As a result, in June, Apple told security researchers it "restricted the number of potentially dangerous software bugs researchers can submit to its internal security team. If you find a truly horrendous vulnerability, but you're over the limit, too bad. Try again next month.
Also: How Google used AI agents to find and fix 1,072 Chrome security bugs - in 60 days
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