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  1. COMMENTARY · Mastodon — sigmoid.social Italiano(IT) · · [2 sources]

    Linus Torvalds: “The security mailing list has become almost unmanageable” | DDay.it https://www.dday.it/redazione/57440/il-kernel-linux-e-sommerso-dai-bug-

    Linus Torvalds has expressed frustration with the volume and quality of security reports he receives, finding them often superficial and lacking genuine understanding of the issues. He believes AI could be useful for productivity if applied correctly, rather than for generating shallow, uninsightful reports. This sentiment highlights a challenge in managing security information in complex projects. AI

    IMPACT Highlights potential misuse of AI for generating low-quality, unhelpful content, suggesting a need for better application of AI tools.

  2. COMMENTARY · Mastodon — mastodon.social English(EN) · · [7 sources]

    This Week in Security: AI Generated Reports, More AI Generated Reports, GitHub Chaos, and More Linux Vulnerabilities https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday .co

    This Week in Security covers several topics including a new zero-click exploit on Pixel 10 phones and a discussion on AI-generated security reports. Linus Torvalds stated that AI-reported bugs are public and require verification, while GitHub is implementing stricter guidelines for AI-generated bug bounty submissions to ensure quality and prevent fabricated reports. The segment also details a breach of GitHub's internal repositories, which was attributed to a compromised VSCode extension. AI

    IMPACT AI-generated reports are being scrutinized by major platforms, leading to stricter policies and debates on their validity and use in security.

  3. SIGNIFICANT · Tom's Hardware English(EN) · · [51 sources]

    Flood of duplicate vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — Linus Torvalds says private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system

    Linus Torvalds has declared the Linux kernel's private security mailing list unmanageable due to a surge in duplicate vulnerability reports generated by AI tools. He stated that AI-discovered bugs are inherently public and should be reported directly to maintainers, not through a private list that wastes everyone's time. The project has updated its documentation to reflect this, requiring AI-assisted bug reports to be handled as public disclosures and encouraging researchers to contribute patches alongside their findings. AI

    Flood of duplicate vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — Linus Torvalds says private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system

    IMPACT AI-generated bug reports are overwhelming security teams, necessitating new policies for public disclosure and human oversight.

  4. SIGNIFICANT · Mastodon — fosstodon.org Italiano(IT) · · [8 sources]

    #Europe accelerates on #AI sovereignty, seeking a balance between ethics and competitiveness against #USA and #China. In #Germany, the alliance between #Thales and

    Thales and Google Cloud are launching a sovereign cloud solution in Germany, aiming for a late 2026 release to meet local regulatory demands. Separately, Linus Torvalds expressed frustration with AI-generated pull requests in Linux development, citing their potential to introduce unnecessary issues. This comes as Europe endeavors to balance AI ethics with competitiveness against the US and China, with initiatives like the Thales-Google Cloud partnership focusing on data protection for public services and critical infrastructure. AI

    IMPACT Highlights European efforts in AI sovereignty and critiques AI's current impact on open-source development workflows.

  5. COMMENTARY · Medium — Claude tag English(EN) · · [3 sources]

    Slowing the AI token burn: Part 2

    The AI industry is facing a new challenge where engineers are incentivized to maximize token consumption, a practice dubbed "Tokenmaxxing," rather than focusing on the quality of their output. This trend, highlighted by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and observed at Meta, suggests that token usage is becoming a proxy for productivity. However, critics argue this approach leads to waste and a lack of meaningful evaluation, proposing a "Slop Index" that relies on human judgment to assess AI output quality. AI

    Slowing the AI token burn: Part 2

    IMPACT This discussion highlights a potential shift in AI development towards prioritizing token consumption over output quality, which could impact efficiency and innovation.

  6. COMMENTARY · Mastodon — fosstodon.org English(EN) · · [7 sources]

    > Open Source Makes Bugs Shallow, Linus Torvalds Says AI Makes Them Public. https:// techstrong.ai/articles/open-so urce-makes-bugs-shallow-linus-torvalds-says-

    Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has observed a significant increase in code commits attributed to AI tools. While he acknowledges these tools are beneficial for developers, Torvalds expressed concern that they are making the security review process for the Linux kernel nearly unmanageable. This influx of AI-generated code, though potentially improving bug detection in some ways, is overwhelming the system for human oversight. AI

    IMPACT AI-generated code is increasing the burden on security review processes for major open-source projects like Linux.