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by pixl97 39 days ago
At the end of the day attackers don't give a fuck. "Waaa waaa, AI was bad 6 months ago so I'm going to throw a little fit" doesn't work when it's currently actively exploiting your shit. No one gives a damn if there are 4000 bullshit security PRs lined up. The one real RCE in there mean that everything you hold dear has already been carted off by nation states, and probably rediscovered by 3 or 4 other exploitation groups by this point.

It's time for all the little snowflake software writers to pull up their pantaloons and realize that Linus' vision has become real. With enough AIs all security bugs become shallow. And that software affects the real word, real money, and real people in it. That they are also under attack by well financed groups with rather evil motivations. If I'm attacking some group using your software (such as another nation) I'm going to flood the fuck out of your PR system till you give up hope and die. I'm going to make you attack your contributors. I'm going to sow confusion so I have the maximum amount of time to lay waste to my enemies and profit to the max.

The internet is hostile. Software is hostile. There are sharks looking to eat you.

Time to face that fact.