Google's AI fixed 1,072 Chrome bugs in June, beating 2-year total

Google announced it has patched 1,072 security bugs in Chrome 149 and 150, both released in June—more than the 1,036 fixes it shipped across the previous 23 versions combined. According to a white paper Google published, the jump is driven by its internal AI tools, including Gemini models, which now automate vulnerability discovery and patch generation. Doug Turner, Chrome's director of engineering, told TechCrunch that LLMs have "fundamentally shifted the economics of cybersecurity, transforming vulnerability discovery into an automated, industrial-scale operation," allowing Google to fix flaws before attackers can exploit them.

Google isn't alone. Microsoft earlier this month patched a record 570 security flaws in a single Patch Tuesday, also citing AI assistance. Apple, however, has not shown the same exponential trend: it has patched roughly 482 bugs this year, similar to its 2015 pace. The widening gap suggests AI-native security teams are gaining a significant advantage in the race to ship secure software, while those relying on traditional methods risk falling behind. As AI-driven discovery scales, experts expect the volume of patched vulnerabilities to balloon across the industry, fundamentally changing how browsers and enterprise platforms handle security updates.