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title: "Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations"
description: "Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product...: 11 articles from 11 outlets in 5 languages, each linked to its own source."
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> Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product...: 11 articles from 11 outlets in 5 languages, each linked to its own source.

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# Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations

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### ["Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations"](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-suspends-part-of-the-oss-vrp-bug-bounty-program-due-to-an-influx-of-invalid-ai-submissions-product-vulnerability-submissions-ended-october-1)

### ["Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions"](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/04/google-froze-its-open-source-bug-bounty-program-due-to-a-significant-rise-in-ai-submissions/)

### ["Google παγώνει πρόγραμμα ανοιχτού κώδικα λόγω κακής χρήσης AI"](https://www.sbctv.gr/2026/10/%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1-bug-bounty/)

### ["Google pauses open-source bug bounty over AI slop submissions."](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004634/google-pauses-open-source-bug-bounty-over-ai-slop-submissions)

### ["Google bekukan "bug bounty open source", imbas ledakan laporan dari AI"](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5771900/google-bekukan-bug-bounty-open-source-imbas-ledakan-laporan-dari-ai)

### ["Google Suspends Open-Source Bug Bounty Due to AI Vulnerability Reports"](https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-suspends-opensource-bug/)

### ["AI가 쏟아낸 '엉터리 제보'에... 구글, 오픈소스 버그 바운티 일시 중단"](https://www.aitimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=215972)

### ["Ungültige KI-Einreichungen: Google stoppt Bug-Bounty-Programm für Open Source"](https://www.golem.de/news/ungueltige-ki-einreichungen-google-stoppt-bug-bounty-programm-fuer-open-source-2610-213721.html)

### ["Google Hentikan Sementara Program Bug Bounty Open Source Karena Lonjakan Laporan AI"](https://www.jawapos.com/teknologi/2610050409/google-hentikan-sementara-program-bug-bounty-open-source-karena-lonjakan-laporan-ai)

### ["Google benches open source bug bounty program following 'significant rise' in AI submissions"](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/google-benches-open-source-bug-bounty-program-following-significant-rise-in-ai-submissions)

### ["Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers"](https://www.techspot.com/news/114102-google-pauses-bug-bounties-open-source-because-ai.html)

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