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Vulnerability research is cooked
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AI coding agents are expected to significantly change the landscape of exploit development and vulnerability research in the coming months. Improvements in frontier models will lead to rapid advancements rather than gradual changes, resulting in a surge of high-impact security vulnerabilities.
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- Praise: LLMs could potentially automate the identification of vulnerabilities, allowing developers to patch software more efficiently and improve overall security.
- Praise: The idea that defenders can leverage LLMs to find vulnerabilities before they are exploited could shift the balance of power in cybersecurity.
- Concern: There is skepticism about the effectiveness of LLMs in vulnerability detection, as past experiences with similar projects have not been promising.
- Concern: The complexity of modern codebases makes it challenging for any tool, including LLMs, to achieve comprehensive bug detection.