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jraphtoday at 11:02 AM1 replyview on HN

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> Open source code library cURL is removing the possibility to earn money by reporting bugs, hoping that this will reduce the volume of AI slop reports.

> cURL has been flooded with AI-generated error reports. Now one of the incentives to create them will go away.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46701733

[2] https://etn.se/index.php/nyheter/72808-curl-removes-bug-boun...


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dotancohentoday at 11:16 AM

Money for a report and a patch, with convincing test cases, might be worthwhile. Even if a machine generates them.

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