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The Wonders of AI: We Are Retiring Our Bug Bounty Program

Turso is retiring its bug bounty program that offered $1,000 for data corruption bugs due to an overwhelming flood of AI-generated low-quality submissions. Despite attempts to filter bots with a vouching system, the maintenance burden became unsustainable. The company opts to remove the financial incentive rather than close its open-source contribution system.

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The Wonders of AI: We Are Retiring Our Bug Bounty Program
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  • Turso ends its $1,000 bug bounty program after being flooded with AI-generated slop submissions.
  • The program originally rewarded genuine bugs but became a target for automated tools.
  • A vouching system failed to stop bots from reopening closed PRs.
  • Turso chooses to remove incentives rather than close open contributions.

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