Stephen Winchell: “Finding vulnerabilities and patching codebases using current methods is slow, expensive, and depends on a limited workforce – especially as adversaries use AI to amplify their exploits. AIxCC-developed technology will give defenders a much-needed edge in identifying and patching vulnerabilities at speed and scale”
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· Cybersecurity · DARPA director, in the press release on the results of the AIxCC competition, in which AI systems found and fixed vulnerabilities on their own; four of the seven finalist systems have been released as open source
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“AIxCC exemplifies what DARPA is all about: rigorous, innovative, high-risk and high-reward programs that push the boundaries of technology. By releasing the cyber reasoning systems open source — four of the seven today — we are immediately making these tools available for cyber defenders. Finding vulnerabilities and patching codebases using current methods is slow, expensive, and depends on a limited workforce – especially as adversaries use AI to amplify their exploits. AIxCC-developed technology will give defenders a much-needed edge in identifying and patching vulnerabilities at speed and scale.”— Stephen Winchell, DARPA, 08.08.2025 ↗
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Computer viruses+Operating systems → Moving target defense (2011)
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