The number of Chrome vulnerabilities discovered by Google has surged over the past month, likely driven by the company’s use of AI.
Chrome security advisories published by Google in late March and early April mentioned a handful of vulnerabilities “reported by Google”, but the number increased to 16 for the Chrome update released on April 15 and 21 for the update issued on April 28.
The number of vulnerabilities found by Google surged to 100 in the advisory published on May 5. More than 70 vulnerabilities patched in the two most recent Chrome releases were found internally by the tech giant.
While Google has not specifically said the vulnerabilities were discovered using AI, the timing of the surge and other aspects suggest that artificial intelligence is responsible.
When it recently announced lowering Chrome bug bounties, Google noted that AI and automation have been helping its teams move “at an unprecedented rate – remediating risks more effectively than ever before.”
