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I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Website
RunSybil, a startup founded by OpenAI’s first security researcher, deploys agents that probe websites for vulnerabilities—part of a new AI era for cybersecurity.
A few weeks ago, I watched a small team of artificial intelligence agents spend roughly 10 minutes trying to hack into my brand new vibe-coded website. Whereas conventional vulnerability scanners probe for specific known problems, Sybil is able to operate at a higher level, using artificial intuition to figure out weaknesses. The site, which I call Arxiv Slurper consists of a backend server that accesses the Arxiv— where most AI research is posted —along with a few other resources, combing through paper abstracts for words like “novel”, “first”, “surprising” as well as some technical terms I’m interested in.
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