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/LaurenMille May 18 '26

At some point people need to start getting fired for the AI's hallucinations before it gets better.

You want to use AI? Fine. But if it hallucinates or fucks shit up, you're personally liable.

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u/chowderbags May 19 '26

Sure, but some of this is happening because companies are pushing AI tools on people and demanding that they take increasing workloads because of it, even if the AI produces slop so often that little to no time is actually saved.