Summary & Key Takeaways ​

• The curl team is experiencing a 4-5x increase in AI-assisted security reports compared to 2024.
• Reports are high quality and detailed, leading to over one report per day.
• This influx is causing unprecedented pressure and work-life balance issues for maintainers.
• Despite the volume, most vulnerabilities found are of low or medium severity.
• The situation highlights the growing challenges for critical open-source projects in the age of AI.

Our Commentary ​

This is a gut punch. I've been wondering about the human cost of AI, and here it is, laid bare. Daniel Stenberg's account of the curl team being overwhelmed by AI-generated security reports, even if they're mostly low-severity, is genuinely concerning. It's not just about finding bugs; it's about the mental load, the burnout, and the sustainability of open-source. We need to figure out how to manage this deluge, or we risk breaking the very foundations our tech relies on.