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How Did AI Find Exploits in PHP?

Jason Calacanis says AI found two critical exploits, nicknamed PHP to shell, in PHP, the open source language that powers about 70% of websites, including WordPress and Wikipedia. The PHP security team rated them 9.2 out of 10.

The plan was one major patch on October 22, the day of the recording. The details leaked, so PHP moved the release up to Wednesday, October 21. Jason Calacanis says AWS then reported a jump in hacking activity, and the Cloudflare CEO said they saw millions of hacking attempts. Governments in France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, and Finland started taking websites down. Wikipedia took some systems down to patch them. In the United States, the NSA and the FBI put out warnings.

Nikesh Arora tells Jason Calacanis that 10 days is too long. Nikesh Arora says these incidents will happen much faster than every 10 days, because companies left older systems unpatched.

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AI Cyber Panic, Ken Griffin's Bubble Warning, The Fall of France? ·

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  2. Why Does Palo Alto Networks Prefer Open Weight AI?Nikesh Arora says Palo Alto Networks prefers open source, open weight models because the company can modify the weights, train them, and interrogate the chain…
  3. Where Is the AI Compute Profit Pool Moving?Nikesh Arora says the AI compute profit pool lives in NVIDIA and the memory industry and is shifting toward hyperscalers that already hold large amounts of…
  4. Why Is AI With No Guardrails Dangerous?Nikesh Arora says AI with no guardrails is dangerous because safety depends on the weakest link, and a company that gives out the raw power of AI with no…
  5. Why Do Companies Avoid Upgrading Old Software?Nikesh Arora says companies avoid upgrading old software because technology leaders are rewarded for low cost and for keeping everything available, so an…
  6. How Bad Have the Riots in France Gotten?Jason Calacanis says France just saw its worst riots in decades.
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