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Google pauses open-source bug bounty program after flood of invalid AI-generated reports

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 submissions to its open-source bug bounty program until 2027, according to Tom's Hardware, after a surge of low-quality, AI-generated bug reports overwhelmed engineers and maintainers. The reports, often plausible-sounding but fabricated or hallucinated flaws, have made it impractical to separate genuine vulnerabilities from noise, prompting the freeze on new product flaw submissions.

Why now: The suspension highlights a growing problem of AI-generated spam flooding security research and bug bounty channels.

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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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