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AI agent finds more security flaws than human hackers at Stanford

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Re: AI agent finds more security flaws than human hackers at Stanford

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"It also produced more false positives than humans, sometimes mistaking harmless network signals for signs of a successful breach. The researchers noted that the system performs best in environments dominated by text-based inputs and outputs."

How many more? The article doesn't say.

Re: AI agent finds more security flaws than human hackers at Stanford

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If the security flaws are in the training data AI will be able to detect them, stuff like OWASP are definitely in the training data. So in a way this is like more intelligent fuzzing, which is a fantastic tool to have in your toolbox. But I doubt AI will be able to detect novel security flaws that are not included in its training data.