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Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2026
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Zero days are extremely powerful in the wrong hands. Without AI it just takes one person thinking how the dev didn't
Not really how it plays out. In reality safety issues of a magnitude that only surfaced once a decade are now found by AI every few weeks, showcasing that AI itself poses the biggest threat for cybersecurity today. The overwhelming majority of them would have never been found or exploited without AI.