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1. intrepidsoldier · 1790914300 · focus · HN ↗

   Just the beginning. AI is going to expose how fragile the entire computing infrastructure in our world is.

   1. Zigurd · 1790959559 · focus · HN ↗

      I put weatherstripping on my front door and made part of my house much more comfortable and easy to heat in the winter. Then I bought an FLIR and found lots more places leaking heat. I made a list, hired a handyman, and I'm more comfortable and saving money.

      Should I now expect to find even more places to seal up the next time I break out the FLIR?

      Or you could categorize the current bug apocalypse under the heading "unsustainable trends will not be sustained."

      1. camdenclark · 1790962451 · focus · HN ↗

         The main way this analogy doesn't hold up to me is that your house is mostly static -- you're not rebuilding the walls, adding new doors or windows constantly.

         But in software, especially with agents, we're constantly renovating the house. If you were renovating every 6 months I'd expect to find more places to seal up, even if you were following best practices in those remodels.

         That being said, I do think we will reach an equilibrium where most vulnerabilities are found at PR time.

         1. Zigurd · 1790971050 · focus · HN ↗

            Some software, especially human facing products in competitive markets, will always have new security issues. But in general I agree. We are headed toward a different and generally more secure and reliable equilibrium. Hopefully it's the end of stupidly long bug lists in some products.

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