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AI slop security reports are clogging up Apple’s bug bounty program

AI is flooding Apple’s bug bounty system with flawed iOS and macOS security reports. It’s so much of a problem that Apple has limited the number of bugs that can be reported to it.

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AI is helping hackers and researchers break Apple security. The flood is also making it harder to report issues.

The rise of artificial intelligence is also considered a security problem, with AI models able to determine issues in software that humans have a very low chance of uncovering. However, it also has the byproduct of creating more work for people in the field.

It’s not just from an increase in valid concerns, but also reports that are completely made up and treated as genuine.

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