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Google pauses open-source bug bounty after flood of AI junk 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 for its open-source bug bounty program for product flaws until 2027, citing an overwhelming volume of invalid AI-generated bug reports. Maintain volunteers and reviewers are reportedly spending excessive time filtering out hallucinated or low-quality automated submissions, drowning out genuine vulnerability reports and forcing the freeze.

Why now: Google announced a freeze on the program because AI-generated invalid reports are overwhelming maintainers.

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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

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