Wiz CTO Tomer Schwartz warned that artificial intelligence is changing how quickly software vulnerabilities are uncovered and exploited, following a recent incident involving critical bugs in PHP. Schwartz discussed the event on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast with Rebecca Bellan, detailing how Wiz worked alongside OpenAI, research group Calif, and the PHP team to fix the issues.
During the podcast, Schwartz explained that Wiz could not have discovered these bugs without AI, noting that custom tooling tested dozens of ideas over a weekend. The discussion also covered how a bug remained hidden in plain sight for over a decade, why manual patching will not scale, and how organizations must adapt their security practices.
This conversation highlights how artificial intelligence is transforming both vulnerability discovery and code remediation for aging internet infrastructure.