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AI systems discovered critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language powering about 70% of global websites. Governments and corporations worldwide rushed to patch systems, with some government sites experiencing outages during updates. The FBI warned of potential remote code execution risks, but no actual breaches have been reported yet.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system's involvement is in the discovery of vulnerabilities, which is a use of AI in cybersecurity. No direct or indirect harm has yet occurred as a result of the AI system or the vulnerabilities; rather, the article highlights the response to a potential threat. Therefore, this event represents a plausible future risk (hazard) due to the vulnerabilities discovered, but since no harm has materialized, it is not an incident. The focus on mitigation and patching indicates a hazard scenario where harm could plausibly occur if not addressed.[AI generated]