Should we panic and turn off the internet?
Source: Business Insider ·
AI is exposing security holes across the web. Cloudflare and Vercel executives explain the risks and why the internet could actually become safer.
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Stephanie Cohen, Cloudflare's chief strategy officer.Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThis week's cyber freakout explained: AI is making software weaknesses easier to find and exploit.The message from Cloudflare's Stephanie Cohen and Vercel's Tom Occhino: Don't panic!!!Do we need everything connected to the internet? Paper bank statements work well.A few weeks ago, I heard a strange story about a friend who works at one of the Big Tech companies in Silicon Valley.She'd recently ripped out the connected devices in her home, ordered paper bank statements, and stocked up on canned goods in her basement.Now, she's a very sane, experienced person, and quite senior at one of the largest internet companies on earth. Why was she disconnecting so much? Just to be sure, my family ordered paper bank statements, too. It was still a head-scratcher, though.Fast forward to this week, and her actions look a little less crazy.AI models have exposed serious security weaknesses in software used by…