The pressure
AI-assisted security reports to curl project have surged 4-5x, overwhelming maintainers
“The rate of incoming security reports is 4-5 times higher than it was in 2024 and double the speed of 2025 -- meaning that on average we now get more than one report per day.”
curl maintainer Daniel Stenberg reports an unprecedented flood of AI-assisted security reports — more than one per day — creating unsustainable pressure on volunteer maintainers. The quality of reports is high but the volume is causing work-life imbalance for core team members. This highlights a systemic tension: AI is making security research more accessible and thorough, but the open-source ecosystem's human infrastructure isn't scaled to absorb the resulting workload.