Welcome to today's podcast! We start with a warning from Daniel Stenberg, the original author of the open-source project curl, who recently expressed frustration over an influx of "AI slop" vulnerability reports. Stenberg stated, "A threshold has been reached. We are effectively being DDoSed" by these submissions. Curl, which has been pivotal in internet resource interaction for 25 years, has seen a marked rise in AI-generated issues via the vulnerability reporting service HackerOne.

Stenberg is so fed up with these low-quality reports that he's proposing a crackdown. If it’s suspected that a submission was AI-generated, the reporter will be asked to confirm their use of AI—and those found to submit "AI slop" will be banned. "We still have not seen a single valid security report done with AI help," he noted.

He emphasized the importance of quality submissions to maintain security, pointing out that recent reports are often vague and miss critical details. In a bid to curb this troubling trend, he has called for more robust measures from HackerOne to help distinguish valid reports from AI-produced noise.

Stenberg concluded, "I'm super happy that the issue is getting attention," indicating a larger ongoing conversation about the impact of AI on open-source security. As this situation unfolds, we’ll keep you updated on how the community reacts to these challenges. Stay tuned!
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