EPISODE · Oct 4, 2026 · 14 MIN
Thirty One Thousand Dollars and a Flood of Fake Bugs: Why Google Froze Its Open Source Bug Bounty, October 4, 2026
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Thirty One Thousand Dollars and a Flood of Fake Bugs: Why Google Froze Its Open Source Bug Bounty, October 4, 2026 On October 1, Google stopped accepting product vulnerability reports to its open source reward program after thousands of AI generated, hallucinated bug reports buried its engineers. Rick and Laura trace the same pattern through curl, HackerOne, Intel, and the Linux kernel, and explain why paying per report breaks when AI makes reports nearly free, plus what leaders should do about the hidden cost of unverified AI output. Hosted by Rick Spair and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. #OpenSource #Cybersecurity #BugBounty #AISlop #ArtificialIntelligence
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Thirty One Thousand Dollars and a Flood of Fake Bugs: Why Google Froze Its Open Source Bug Bounty, October 4, 2026 On October 1, Google stopped accepting product vulnerability reports to its open source reward program after thousands of AI generated, hallucinated bug reports buried its engineers. Rick and Laura trace the same pattern through curl, HackerOne, Intel, and the Linux kernel, and explain why paying per report breaks when AI makes reports nearly free, plus what leaders should do ab...
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