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Developer Leader Bans AI-Generated Bug Reports to Combat 'Slop'

5/8/2025

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Daniel Stenberg, the visionary behind the curl project, is taking a stand against the rising tide of AI-generated "slop" bug reports that burden developers. With a bold new policy on HackerOne, he’s banning these submissions, highlighting the alarming trend that threatens to overwhelm open-source maintainers. Stenberg asserts that not a single valid AI-generated report has surfaced, underscoring the urgency of the issue.

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Daniel Stenberg, the visionary behind the curl project, is taking a stand against the rising tide of AI-generated "slop" bug reports that burden developers. With a bold new policy on HackerOne, he’s banning these submissions, highlighting the alarming trend that threatens to overwhelm open-source maintainers. Stenberg asserts that not a single valid AI-generated report has surfaced, underscoring the urgency of the issue.