Linus Torvalds Says AI-Powered Bug Hunters Have Made Linux Security Mailing List ‘Almost Entirely Unmanageable’

Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’

Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’

Linus Torvalds Says AI Bug Reports Have Made Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable

Linus Torvalds has warned that a “continued flood” of AI‑generated bug reports is making the Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable.” The project is now tightening rules on how AI‑found issues should be reported and handled. In the Linux 7.1‑rc4 announcement, Torvalds noted that the security list is being overwhelmed by AI‑assisted reports, many of which describe the same flaws found by multiple people running the same tools. …

Linux head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable"

While announcing the fourth release candidate for Linux kernel 7.1, Linux head Linus Torvalds had some interesting words to say about AI.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Linus Torvalds: AI-Detected Bug Reports Make Kernel Security List 'Almost Entirely Unmanageable'

Today Linus Torvalds announced another Linux release candidate on the kernel mailing list. But he also highlighted "documentation updates" to address a new problem. "The continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools." (The new documentation says the security team has found "bugs discovered this way syst…