Bitcoin Core Speeds Up Bug Fixes As AI Changes Disclosure Rules

TL;DR: Bitcoin Core has adopted faster fixes and disclosure for vulnerabilities that are easy to rediscover, including with AI. Longer embargoes remain available for other security flaws. Bitcoin Core is changing the timetable for dealing with security flaws that an attacker can uncover with little effort. The practical question is whether waiting to explain a bug still protects users when software can rediscover it almost immediately. A policy update merged on October 22 creates a faster route for these cases. Developer Antoine Poinsot argued that large language models have made some problems easier to find, including by identifying fixes that were intended to attract little attention.

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