Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape

Chrome 现已改为每两周发布一次更新，以应对 AI 带来的安全格局变化

Chrome has officially switched from a four- to a two-week release schedule, as Google promised earlier this year, with Tuesday’s launch of Chrome 153 on desktop, iOS, and Android. The shift to faster releases is tied to Chrome’s evolving security strategy in the AI era, the company explained.

正如谷歌今年早些时候所承诺的那样，随着周二 Chrome 153 在桌面端、iOS 和 Android 平台的发布，Chrome 已正式从四周发布周期切换为两周发布周期。谷歌解释称，转向更快的发布节奏与 Chrome 在 AI 时代不断演进的安全策略息息相关。

As automated AI tools and community bug reports have pushed up the volume of patches and updates, Google says that a shorter release cycle makes it easier to manage security fixes. This is also critical because faster-moving threats, some of which can also be attributed to AI, can be better addressed by shrinking the window between landing a fix in the public codebase and getting that fix to end users, the company notes.

随着自动化 AI 工具和社区漏洞报告导致补丁和更新数量激增，谷歌表示，更短的发布周期能使其更轻松地管理安全修复。该公司指出，这一点至关重要，因为面对发展更快的威胁（其中一些也归因于 AI），缩短从公共代码库修复到推送给终端用户之间的时间窗口，能更有效地应对这些威胁。

A shorter release schedule would help keep the “N-day” patch gap — the gap between when a security vulnerability is known and when it gets patched — as small as possible. Faster releases have another benefit, too: They can help Chrome ship features faster. This is also key in the AI era, as AI-assisted software development has enabled a host of new browser competitors to emerge.

更短的发布周期有助于将“N 日”补丁差距（即从安全漏洞被发现到被修复之间的时间间隔）尽可能缩小。更快的发布节奏还有另一个好处：它可以帮助 Chrome 更快地推出新功能。这在 AI 时代同样关键，因为 AI 辅助软件开发已促使大量新的浏览器竞争对手涌现。

While OpenAI’s web browser, ChatGPT Atlas, has been shut down, there are still plenty of other alternative browsers looking to carve out a piece of Chrome’s market for themselves, including Brave, Dia, Opera Neon, Perplexity’s Comet, DuckDuckGo’s browser, and more. Plus, Google is experimenting with adding more AI features to Chrome and then rapidly iterating on those additions, which also demands faster updates.

虽然 OpenAI 的网页浏览器 ChatGPT Atlas 已经关闭，但仍有许多其他替代浏览器试图从 Chrome 的市场中分一杯羹，包括 Brave、Dia、Opera Neon、Perplexity 的 Comet、DuckDuckGo 浏览器等。此外，谷歌正在尝试为 Chrome 添加更多 AI 功能并进行快速迭代，这也要求更频繁的更新。

The move to a two-week release schedule benefits the broader web as well. Because of Chrome’s position as the most-used browser globally, such changes can help set the standard for the industry. Mozilla, Microsoft, and Brave have already begun adopting a faster two-week schedule, following Chrome’s lead.

转向两周发布周期也让整个互联网受益。由于 Chrome 是全球使用率最高的浏览器，此类变革有助于为行业树立标准。目前，Mozilla、Microsoft 和 Brave 已经效仿 Chrome，开始采用更快的两周发布周期。

This is not the first time Chrome has adjusted its release schedule to enable faster patch management. The company first moved to a four-week release cycle in 2021, down from six weeks, after establishing its principles of “release early, release often” over a decade prior.

这并非 Chrome 首次调整发布周期以实现更快的补丁管理。在十多年前确立了“尽早发布，频繁发布”的原则后，该公司曾在 2021 年将发布周期从六周缩短至四周。