AI Tools Accelerate Software Vulnerability Discovery at Record Pace
AI-assisted vulnerability research is now surfacing critical software security bugs at an unprecedented rate, with roughly 3% of all historically recorded critical vulnerabilities discovered in a single month. At current pace, AI tools are projected to add approximately 100,000 new vulnerabilities to the global total within a year — a 26% increase over the entire historical baseline. This acceleration fundamentally changes the defender calculus, as attack surface expansion now vastly outpaces traditional patch and triage cycles.