Amid AI-Driven Bug Tsunami, NIST Looks to…AI

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is exploring the potential of AI to address the growing volume of vulnerabilities, which has been driven in part by AI-augmented research and scanning. This surge in vulnerability volumes has led to a significant increase in the number of bugs being discovered. The use of AI in research and scanning has contributed to this trend, and now NIST is considering whether AI can also be used to help mitigate the issue. The idea is that AI could potentially be used to counter the problem that it has helped to create. NIST's consideration of AI as a solution reflects the complexity and scale of the vulnerability problem. The organization is looking to AI as a possible way to manage the rising tide of vulnerabilities.