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Google suspends bug bounty program due to AI-generated submissions

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Google has suspended its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) for product vulnerability submissions due to an overwhelming influx of invalid, AI-generated bug reports. The program, which incentivizes researchers to find security flaws in Google's open-source ecosystem, has been inundated with low-effort, AI-generated submissions that require significant manual validation. This suspension, effective October 1, will last until at least early 2027 while Google reformats the program, though supply chain reports and the Cloud VRP remain unaffected. AI

IMPACT Highlights the growing challenge of managing AI-generated noise in security and bug-reporting systems.

RANK_REASON A company is suspending a program due to AI-related issues, which is a common industry problem but not a core AI release or research.

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Google suspends bug bounty program due to AI-generated submissions

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Etiido Uko ·

    Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions

    Google suspends product vulnerability submissions to its Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program (OSS VRP) over an influx of invalid AI-driven reports.

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