Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list
May 20
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TechRadar — Torvalds stressed these reports are “entirely pointless churn”, since most of the bugs AI tools detects are “pretty much by definition not secret”, and that reporting that “only makes duplication worse”.
Besides complaining, Torvalds also gave a few concrete pointers, telling researchers to use AI “in a way that is productive and makes for a better experience”:
“The documentation may be a bit less blunt than I am, but that's the core gist of it,” he concluded. “If you actually want to add value, read the documentation, create a patch too, and add some real value on top of what the AI did. Don't be the drive-by "send a random report with no real understanding" kind of person.”
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