The Hardest Fork

The article examines AI-powered vulnerability discovery's impact on open source security.

• •AI models discover novel vulnerability combinations that existing scanners miss, creating new threats
• •Open source consumption is fundamentally broken with cascading failures and overwhelmed maintainers
• •Current disclosure systems address ~50% of projects; many critical projects lack responsive maintainers
• •A "maintainer of last resort" is needed to fork and maintain unpatched vulnerable projects
• •Three possible futures: naive hope, chaotic fragmentation, or coordinated infrastructure reform

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