Improving the security of third-party MediaWiki code with AI

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Improving the security of third-party MediaWiki code with AI (Talk, 25 min, Remote, Accepted)

Speakers: Jeffrey Wang · Start: 2026/11/12 10:10:00 · Conference: MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2026

This talk discusses how AI can be leveraged to secure codebases in the age of Claude Mythos rather than open them up to more security vulnerabilities. In the age of Claude Mythos, security vulnerabilities can be found in places where one would least expect it. I will explain in this talk how many different ways AI can be leveraged to secure codebases, rather than open them up to more security vulnerabilities. This includes leveraging iterative loop engineering strategies.