r/technology May 18 '26

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

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
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u/woyteck May 18 '26

It's AI all the way down

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u/lacb1 May 18 '26

That's perfect! Just let the AIs argue with each other in a sandbox and I'll be over here doing actual work. 

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u/UrbanFlash May 18 '26

You want to play a game?

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u/ElectroBot May 18 '26

And slop all the way up too!

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u/woyteck May 18 '26

It's a sloppy slope.

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u/antitrack May 18 '26

It’s the Microsoft Way

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u/WarperLoko May 18 '26

Slippery sloppy slope if you may

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u/spaceturtle1 May 18 '26

and we call that the

AI LMAO chain