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

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2026-05-17

Date Updated: 2026-05-18

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Linus Torvalds warned that the Linux kernel security mailing list has become almost unmanageable due to numerous AI-generated bug reports that duplicate each other, creating pointless churn and extra triage work; he urged reporters to read documentation, produce patches, and add substantive value rather than sending drive-by AI-only reports.

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