Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?

AI Summary

A decades-old vulnerability discovered in the open source programming language PHP, used by approximately 70% of websites, has forced millions of site owners to immediately patch or take their sites offline. The vulnerability was uncovered using AI and large language models by researchers from companies including Google's Wiz and OpenAI. TechCrunch contributors discussed how the incident exposes the fragile nature of internet infrastructure, warning that AI tools will make it increasingly easier to discover and exploit such vulnerabilities. Concerns were raised about the challenges of responsible disclosure for widespread vulnerabilities, the threat to smaller organizations lacking resources to respond, and the potential for significant link rot as sites go dark. The event is seen as a preview of a new frontier in cybersecurity threats.