More Windows security updates to come as Microsoft leverages AI vulnerability detection, but 'only the highest-confidence findings reach the engineering team'

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I'm pretty staunchly opposed to the use of generative AI—for me, it's the one-two punch of dubiously sourced datasets and the argument that these models can replace the human creatives they so often rip off. That said, even I'm a little bit intrigued by AI's application in cybersecurity.

Case in point, Microsoft recently shared that it is deploying AI to "identify [issues] faster, prioritize risk, and scale vulnerability discovery across the Windows codebase" as well as "reduce the time between discovery and customer protection." Specifically, Microsoft Security leverages a multi-model agentic scanning harness—or MDASH, for short.