Linus Torvalds: "Security mailing list is becoming unmanageable due to flood of AI bug reports"

Linus Torvalds said a flood of duplicate AI-found bug reports has nearly overwhelmed the Linux security mailing list.

He noted that multiple researchers submitted the same issue repeatedly, creating a serious management burden.

Torvalds said AI tools are only valuable when they add real work, such as document review or patch writing.

The episode highlights growing concerns about duplicate AI vulnerability reports and open-source security workflows.