AI Predicts 18 Months of Turbulence on the Global Internet

The discovery of two critical flaws in PHP, used by 70% of websites worldwide, has caused chaos on the global internet. The language is omnipresent and often invisible, making it a challenge to address the issue. Some sites, like Orange, have temporarily suspended access to certain sites and applications as a precaution. The situation is expected to worsen in the coming months, according to Jason Clinton, a security expert at Anthropic.

Clinton predicts that AI will detect new critical flaws on the global internet in the next 18 months, causing significant disruptions. He notes that there is a current imbalance between AI’s ability to detect flaws and companies’ ability to address them. This imbalance is expected to be resolved in 18 months, as companies improve their ability to detect and fix vulnerabilities using AI.

The discovery of the PHP flaws by AI highlights the beginning of a new era in cybersecurity, where AI is capable of detecting security flaws with significant impact on the global internet. This is in line with Anthropic’s decision to limit access to its Claude Mythos model, which can detect and exploit critical flaws.