# Google's AI fixed 1,072 Chrome security bugs in two releases, more than prior two years combined

> Google says an AI vulnerability scanner powered by Gemini patched 1,072 security bugs in Chrome's June releases, versions 149 and 150, more than the 1,036 fixed across the previous 23 releases combined. Among the finds was a sandbox escape flaw that had sat undiscovered for 13 years, the kind of hole that could let a compromised browser tab reach into your local files. What makes this more than a big number is how the AI worked. Instead of only checking code paths a human tester would naturally reach, Google turned the model loose on the entire Chrome codebase, surfacing bugs in corners that rarely get audited. The company is now moving Chrome to a two-week release cycle starting in September, explicitly to keep pace with attackers using the same kind of automation. It is one of the clearest examples yet of AI as a genuinely useful defender, and a hint that the security arms race is about to get much faster on both sides.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: TechCrunch · Published Thursday, August 6, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Google says an AI vulnerability scanner powered by Gemini patched 1,072 security bugs in Chrome's June releases, versions 149 and 150, more than the 1,036 fixed across the previous 23 releases combined. Among the finds was a sandbox escape flaw that had sat undiscovered for 13 years, the kind of hole that could let a compromised browser tab reach into your local files. What makes this more than a big number is how the AI worked. Instead of only checking code paths a human tester would naturally reach, Google turned the model loose on the entire Chrome codebase, surfacing bugs in corners that rarely get audited. The company is now moving Chrome to a two-week release cycle starting in September, explicitly to keep pace with attackers using the same kind of automation. It is one of the clearest examples yet of AI as a genuinely useful defender, and a hint that the security arms race is about to get much faster on both sides.

## Source

[Read the full story at TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/google-says-it-fixed-more-chrome-bugs-in-june-than-over-the-past-two-years-thanks-to-ai/)

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