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AI vulnerability discovery to favor defense after bumpy 2026-2027 transition

AI models are poised to significantly enhance vulnerability discovery, shifting the landscape from sparse sampling to dense sampling. This transition, while ultimately favoring defense, is expected to cause a bumpy period in 2026-2027 due to slow patch rollouts for existing systems. While AI like Mythos Preview has already uncovered a large percentage of severe vulnerabilities, future models may find fewer novel issues as the low-hanging fruit is picked, but the overall security of codebases is expected to improve. AI

IMPACT AI's increasing capability in vulnerability discovery will likely accelerate the shift towards more secure software development, though a period of increased risk is anticipated due to patching delays.

RANK_REASON The item is an analysis of the implications of AI vulnerability discovery, rather than a direct announcement or release.

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · tchauvin ·

    Vulnerabilities and exploits: where are we headed?

    <p>In <a href="https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/are-mythos-cyber-capabilities-overhyped">Are Mythos’ cyber capabilities overhyped?</a>, co-authored with Epoch AI, we looked at the public evidence on how good Mythos Preview was at vulnerability discovery and exploit development. …