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The AI checked my blogs overnight for the PHP flaw and staged a backup

Worried by the day's PHP security news, he told the AI before bed to look into it and report in the morning. The AI read up on the flaw, checked what his hosting provider was saying, then logged into his WordPress blogs and checked them herself instead of taking the provider's word for it, with a backup already staged and ready in case a fix was needed.

How it works

  1. He tells the AI before bed to investigate the PHP flaw and report in the morning
  2. The AI reads up on the flaw
  3. It checks what his hosting provider is saying about its PHP updates
  4. It logs into his blogs and audits them itself
  5. It stages a backup ready to go
  6. It reports in the morning that no fix was needed

Why it’s worth knowing

The hosting company said no action was needed. The agent checked the actual blogs herself anyway, and had the backup ready before she knew the answer.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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