Linux Kernel Security Reports Surge from AI: Willy Tarreau Reports Jump from 2-3/Week to 10+/Week, Greg Kroah-Hartman Confirms 'Something Changed a Month Ago'

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Two senior Linux kernel maintainers independently confirm a dramatic surge in AI-generated vulnerability reports. Willy Tarreau noted reports jumped from 2-3 per week to roughly 10 per week over the last year. Greg Kroah-Hartman said months ago they were getting 'AI slop' that was funny and obviously wrong, but 'something happened a month ago' — reports are now high-quality and accurate, overwhelming maintainer bandwidth.