Google has resolved more than 1,000 vulnerabilities in the last three browser versions of Chrome thanks to AI.
Google is increasingly using AI to strengthen the security of Chrome. Thanks to AI, a total of 1,072 vulnerabilities were detected and resolved in the most recent browser versions, Chrome 149 and Chrome 150. That is more than in the 23 previous Chrome releases combined.
AI accelerates detection and recovery
AI now plays a central role in the entire security process. The technology not only helps in detecting vulnerabilities, but also in reproducing reports, assessing the severity of security flaws, assigning bugs to developers, and generating patch proposals. A notable discovery was a vulnerability that had been present in Chrome undetected for more than thirteen years.
Faster updates for users
According to Google, this approach saves developers hundreds of work hours every month, and in May alone, more than twenty vulnerabilities were intercepted before they reached an official Chrome version.
To get security updates to users faster, Chrome is switching to a bi-weekly release cycle for major updates, supplemented by weekly security updates. Additionally, Google is working on dynamic patching, which will allow security updates to be installed in the future without having to restart the browser. In this way, the company aims to protect Chrome against new security risks almost continuously.