{"id":248671,"date":"2026-05-18T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:45:13","slug":"almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Almost entirely unmanageable&#8217;: Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list\">&#8216;Almost entirely unmanageable&#8217;: Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-18 12:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-37371436-2def-4ae7-9aa8-8a83bddecc16\">\n<li><strong>Linus Torvalds warns AI\u2011generated bug reports are overwhelming the Linux security mailing list with duplication and noise<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He urged researchers to add real value by creating patches instead of submitting random automated findings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Similar concerns have already led projects like curl and HackerOne\u2019s Internet Bug Bounty Team to shut down or restrict bug bounty programs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-89c0b648-03f6-49c6-8191-1d03c5b8b6df\">The Linux security mailing list is now \u201calmost entirely unmanageable\u201d, since researchers started using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to flood it with useless reports, lead maintainer Linus Torvalds has warned.<\/p>\n<p>After describing the latest release candidate as \u201cfairly normal\u201d in his latest weekly state of the kernel post, addressing things like drivers, networking, core kernel, and more, Torvalds stressed that \u201csome of the documentation updates might be worth highlighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-89c0b648-03f6-49c6-8191-1d03c5b8b6df-2\">\u201cThe continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople spend all their time just forwarding things to the right people or saying &#8220;that was already fixed a week\/month ago&#8221; and pointing to the public discussion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"entirely-pointless-churn-3\">Entirely pointless churn<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-5c28a411-fdb4-4a55-ac70-48e3056654bf\">Torvalds stressed these reports are \u201centirely pointless churn\u201d, since most of the bugs AI tools detects are \u201cpretty much by definition not secret\u201d, and that reporting that \u201conly makes duplication worse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Besides complaining, Torvalds also gave a few concrete pointers, telling researchers to use AI \u201cin a way that is productive and makes for a better experience\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe documentation may be a bit less blunt than I am, but that&#8217;s the core gist of it,\u201d he concluded. \u201cIf 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. 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