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Google has suspended its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program after being overwhelmed by AI-generated bug reports. The flood of low-quality, machine-written submissions made it nearly impossible to process legitimate findings, raising a pointed question about what happens when the tools meant to help security researchers end up drowning them out.
That tension between automation and human judgment is showing up elsewhere too. A novella circulating on Hacker News, co-authored with AI assistance, is sparking conversation about how artificial intelligence is reshaping not just software development, but the stories we tell about it. The author frames it as a warning about chasing speed at the expense of everything else.
And staying with the theme of systems under pressure, Pakistan has begun installing fishing nets above security outposts to intercept drone attacks from armed groups. It is a strikingly low-tech response to a high-tech threat, and a reminder that in the real world, the most practical solution is rarely the most sophisticated one.
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