Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
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AI-generated low-quality reports are now a denial-of-service vector on human review capacity. If you run bounty or feedback programs, you need filters, rate limits, and AI-detection on submissions or your security and QA teams will drown in slop instead of real issues.
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