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Google pauses open source bug bounty amid AI-generated reports

Original: Google pauses open source bug bounty program after rise in AI submissions

Google has suspended its open source bug bounty program following a surge in AI-generated submissions. The company says automated tools are flooding the program with low-quality vulnerability reports, overwhelming reviewers and making it harder to identify genuine security issues. The move has sparked debate among security researchers about the impact of AI on bug bounty ecosystems.

Why now: The flood of AI-written bug reports is clogging Google's security review process, prompting an unusual pause to a major program.

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