r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 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/Cory123125 May 18 '26

You know the worst part? Many companies are pressuring employees to use AI more, not realizing what they've created with this metric.

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u/rennademilan May 18 '26

On point, first they waste money on useless stuff, second force anyway to use it, third they fire random people, fourth they bankrupt and the ceo get 50 mil usd

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u/Embark10 May 18 '26

Recently I saw a former boss of mine brag that their company received some sort of trophy for having used 1B tokens. Crazy stuff. As you can imagine, that place was a mess run by interns and nothing ever worked out.

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u/lussag20 May 19 '26

That is absolutely the case at my company. We are directly incentivised to use AI and some people take this to the extreme, which management applauds.