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Re:Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents ... by digitaltrees on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @05:16PM (#50187759)
That’s a fine point but the sheer volume of bug discovery and exploitation that is now possible is the problem, not the mere existence of a bug. An undiscovered bug is a problem, billions of coding agents searching every bit of software 24/7 for any vulnerability is a disruptive change that is exacerbated by the speed run competition that disregards the risk.
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Re:Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents ... by jfsebastian on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @06:39PM (#50188689)
I would steer in this direction: We have a massive mountain of technical debt that is now being laid bare by AI. I suspect that a good portion of the mess for which various three-letter agencies are responsible has its origins in precisely this mess. We should therefore allow things to get worse before they can get better.
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Re:Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents ... by digitaltrees on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @06:59PM (#50188862)
Railway was just hacked and every environment variable was leaked. People’s accounts are being charged real money. I have to rotate all my keys instead of eating dinner with my kids. My point is we could do this in a safer way rather than a fast way.
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Re:Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents ... by warkdarrior on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @06:16PM (#50188430)
Maybe programmers should not create so much buggy software. Did you try that?
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Re:Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents ... by digitaltrees on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @08:03PM (#50189317)
Maybe you shouldn’t have worn that dress…
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