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Google pauses open source bug bounty over AI-generated reports
Original: Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers
Google has paused its bug bounty program for open source projects, citing a flood of low-quality, AI-generated vulnerability reports that is overwhelming its reviewers. The company says the volume of automated, often inaccurate submissions has made the program difficult to sustain, raising wider concerns about how AI is straining security research ecosystems.
Why now: The pause highlights a growing problem of AI-generated spam degrading security research and developer incentive programs.
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- Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers · TechSpot
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