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Google pauses open-source bug bounty amid AI-generated spam flood

Original: Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations

Google has suspended its open-source bug bounty program, halting new product flaw submissions until 2027 after maintainers were reportedly overwhelmed by thousands of low-quality, AI-generated reports full of hallucinated vulnerabilities. Engineers say they cannot distinguish genuine findings from machine-written noise. The freeze highlights growing strain AI slop is placing on security disclosure channels worldwide.

Why now: The unusual step of freezing a major bug bounty program until 2027 spotlights how AI-generated junk reports are overwhelming security teams.

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• Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations · Tom's Hardware

  Engineers and open-source maintainers reportedly overwhelmed by thousands of sloppy reports

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