Bayesian-Calibrated Detection of Hallucinated Package Imports in AI-Assisted Code
AI coding assistants increasingly introduce phantom package dependencies that create supply chain vulnerabilities, requiring new detection methods beyond traditional dependency scanning.
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arXiv:2606.13918v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present a Bayesian calibration layer for slopsquat detectors -- those that flag hallucinated package imports in code produced by large language models (LLMs). Where existing pipelines emit binary decisions (flag / do-not-flag), our layer emits a Beta-posterior probability per detection, derived from a 3-category epistemic taxonomy that explicitly classifies each prior as empirically calibrated, constructively argued, or engineering-judgement-
Editorial Analysis
Organizations adopting AI coding tools face a new class of supply chain risk where non-existent packages can be weaponized through typosquatting attacks.
Implement automated scanning for hallucinated package imports in AI-generated code before deployment to production environments.
AI coding assistants introduce new supply chain risks by referencing packages that don't exist, creating attack vectors for malicious actors.
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