Google has suspended its Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program as a direct result of a surge in automated submissions.
This decision echoes earlier warnings from cybersecurity experts regarding the dangers posed by low-quality AI-generated content, often referred to as "slop," to traditional bug bounty initiatives.
Announced on social media and the program's website, the suspension began on October 1, with Google pledging to reassess the situation in the first quarter of 2027.
Reports indicate that Google engineers and open source maintainers are currently struggling to manage the influx of reports that are either invalid or contain factual hallucinations.
In a statement, the company explained, "This pause is due to a significant rise in automated submissions, the vast majority of which are not valid."
Researchers are advised to focus their efforts on Google's other active bug bounty opportunities while the program remains on hold.
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