--- title: Now AI Can Interpret Images — Are You Prepared for the... description: As AI coding assistants gain multimodal capabilities — processing images, diagrams, and documentation alongside source code — the software security attack... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/now-ai-can-interpret-images-are-you-prepared-for-the-impact-on-software-security--oiljryjzc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Now AI Can Interpret Images — Are You Prepared for the Impact on Software Security? | daily.dev og:description: As AI coding assistants gain multimodal capabilities — processing images, diagrams, and documentation alongside source code — the software security attack... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/now-ai-can-interpret-images-are-you-prepared-for-the-impact-on-software-security--oiljryjzc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OIlJryJZc.png og:image:alt: Now AI Can Interpret Images — Are You Prepared for the Impact on Software Security? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Now AI Can Interpret Images — Are You Prepared for the Impact on Software Security? **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary As AI coding assistants gain multimodal capabilities — processing images, diagrams, and documentation alongside source code — the software security attack surface expands beyond traditional code and dependency scanning. Organizations need to update security practices to account for all inputs AI systems can read, restrict AI permissions, isolate AI from sensitive data, maintain human oversight, and educate teams on these emerging risks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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