Linux Foundation wants to shield FOSS devs from AI bug slop

The Linux Foundation announces $12.5M in total grants from Google and others to help FOSS maintainers cope with the influx of AI-generated security findings (Simon Sharwood/The Register)

Simon Sharwood / The Register: The Linux Foundation announces $12.5M in total grants from Google and others to help FOSS maintainers cope with the influx of AI-generated security findings — Half a dozen Big Tech players have together delivered $12.5 million in grants towards a project that aims to…

Linux Foundation wants to shield FOSS devs from AI bug slop

: Big Tech donates $12.5 million to get things rolling

Big tech is clamping down on open source ‘AI slop’ reports

Firms including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have pledged funding to bolster open source security and cut down on AI slop reports.

Google, Microsoft and Peers Donate to Support Overloaded Open Source Maintainers

A coalition of major tech companies has committed $12.5 million to strengthen the security of open source software, an effort aimed at coordinating responses to the growing pressures created by AI. The funding is provided by Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI. It will be administered by the Linux Foundation through its Alpha-Omega Project and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). The funding arrives at a moment when AI…

Linux Foundation to Use $12.5M in Grant Funding to Advance Open Source Security

The Linux Foundation has announced it will use $12.5 million in grants to develop long-term, sustainable security solutions that support open source communities worldwide. This is necessary, the foundation said in its announcement, because rapid advances in AI have created a more complex security landscape with vulnerabilities being found in much greater numbers, leaving security teams having to assess and remediate a growing list of issues. The…

How does Linux Foundation help FOSS against AI slop?

Linux Foundation launches grants to manage AI generated security noise The Linux Foundation announced $12.5 million in total grants from Google and other backers to help open source software maintainers cope with an influx of AI generated security findings. The goal is to address “AI slop bug…