Pattern: AI Security Scanners Hit Reality Check — Mythos curl Audit Sparks 'Marketing vs Substance' Debate Across Industry

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The Mythos/curl results triggered a broader industry debate about AI security scanning effectiveness. Daniel Stenberg's 'marketing stunt' verdict was amplified by The Register, Slashdot, and multiple security vendors (Wiz, Dynatrace, ArmorCode) who published competing analyses. The pattern: AI security tools are being held to a higher standard than traditional SAST/DAST because their marketing promises more. For builders integrating AI scanning into CI/CD: the ~20 non-security bugs Mythos found in curl may be more valuable than the 1 CVE — AI scanners may be better bug-finders than vulnerability hunters.