AI Hype vs. Reality: Is AI Really Rewriting the Vulnerability Equation?

## Executive summary The report assesses how advances in AI are amplifying vulnerability discovery and accelerating exploit development, creating more credible findings, reducing time-to-mitigate, and increasing the operational burden on defenders; it recommends automation for prioritization and response, faster patch cycles, reducing legacy software dependence, shifting detection earlier into the SDLC, and preparing emergency playbooks for high-impact flaws.