AI wrote my code and all I got was this broken prototype
Summary: A Cisco Talos newsletter writer tested AI-assisted coding on a personal project and found the generated code looked convincing but failed to interface with required libraries, used incorrect parameters, and called fictional functions. The AI resolved a tricky threading issue and produced flawless boilerplate, but could not generate functional code for less common APIs, and the writer notes the resulting prototype was not built to resist attacks.
Key Takeaway: The writer and the AI assistant both optimized for delivering functionality quickly rather than long-term operation in a hostile environment, leaving fewer sanity checks on values derived from external inputs - the same pattern that keeps the same weaknesses on the annual Common Weakness Enumeration top 25 list.
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