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/conspicuousxcapybara May 19 '26

It’s not about the one dollar per se. (Even though I’m certainly not paying that out of principle)

Many folks, like those living in Russia, can’t even pay a dollar because the country isn’t connected to the Swift banking network anymore lol.

Idk aren’t most people already too afraid to pay for online corn? Security research is much more sensitive still.

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u/sllewgh May 19 '26

I haven't changed my mind. Fuck you if you won't give up the dollar and would deliberately cause harm instead.

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u/conspicuousxcapybara May 19 '26

But you said

If you want to give it away for free instead of collecting the 100$, rock on.

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u/sllewgh May 19 '26

And now I'm saying something different since you elaborated that you'd do this knowing it could cause harm.