Google today is out with a lengthy post describing the role of AI and LLMs in Chrome security. While it takes Google 1-2 days to triage, fix, test, and release a patch, the “time spent waiting for the user to restart Chrome can be a significant contributor to N-day exploitation risk,” or the patch gap. Acknowledging the burden of having to restart, Google is investing in “dynamic matching” to “eliminate the need for a full browser restart in most cases.” In Chrome 150 for Mac, Google will restart the browser automatically when there’s a pending update and no open user windows. These tools are natively integrated into our continuous integration (CI) system, running every 24 hours across all CLs to proactively detect security bugs.