According to PBS NewsHour, AI discovered a software vulnerability, and governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software. The report, credited to the Associated Press, said the flaw could impact 70% of websites worldwide.
ABC News reported in a wire story that the update work followed "the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities" in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally. That summary refers to vulnerabilities in the plural, while the PBS headline refers to a single vulnerability.
The two outlets differ in their wording about the reach of the flaw. PBS NewsHour framed the figure as a possible impact, while ABC News described the programming language itself as vital to about 70% of websites. Neither summary says how many of those sites have been affected or whether any have been compromised.
The summaries do not name the programming language, the companies or government bodies involved, or the AI tool that made the discovery. They also do not say where the work took place or who found the flaw first.
Read together, the reports describe a sequence in which the flaw was identified with AI assistance, followed by an overnight effort by governments and companies to update software. They give no timeline beyond that overnight effort, and they do not say whether the updates have been completed.
PBS NewsHour listed the Associated Press as the author of its report, while the ABC News version lists no author. Headlines from both outlets describe the patching effort as a rush that is underway.
Sources: PBS NewsHour: AI discovered a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide. The rush is on to patch it; ABC News: Rush is on to patch AI-discovered software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide.