The first AI-developed zero-day is found in use in the wild

Claim

Google Threat Intelligence Group identified the first AI-developed zero-day exploit used in the wild, completing the offensive transition, while OpenAI launched an agentic vulnerability scanner aimed at industrializing patch discovery.

Reporting date: 2026-05-12 (not necessarily the event date)

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• Welcome to May 12, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)