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Buttercup: Open-source AI-driven system detects and patches vulnerabilities

By James Patterson

Buttercup is a free, automated, AI-powered platform that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open-source software. Developed by Trail of Bits, it recently earned second place in DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). Buttercup is made up of four main components, each playing a different role in finding and fixing vulnerabilities.

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