{
  "id": 16170347,
  "title": "Should we panic and turn off the internet?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/should-we-panic-and-turn-off-the-internet",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/cloudflare-vercel-leaders-caution-against-ai-cyber-panic-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent events have raised concerns about the security of the internet, with AI models exposing weaknesses in software used by around 70% of websites. Cloudflare's Stephanie Cohen and Vercel's Tom Occhino urged calm, stating that AI also helps in finding and fixing these issues. They launched initiatives to use AI in protecting the internet, including OpenAI's Patch the Planet program and Amazon's Continuum service with AI agents to find and fix software flaws. Despite the panic, experts believe that the increased awareness and efforts to patch vulnerabilities could ultimately make the internet more secure in the long run.",
  "summary": "AI is exposing security holes across the web. Cloudflare and Vercel executives explain the risks and why the internet could actually become safer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}