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Hallucinated code, real threat: How slopsquatting targets AI-assisted development

Summary by SD Times
AI coding assistants like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot have become a staple in the developer’s toolkit. They help dev teams move faster, automate boilerplates, and troubleshoot issues on the fly. But there’s a catch. These tools don’t always know what they’re talking about. Like other LLM applications, coding assistants sometimes hallucinate – confidently recommending software packages that don’t actually exist.   This isn’t just an annoying quirk…
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SD Times broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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