Daniel Stenberg, lead developer of cURL, notes that AI in open source security has shifted from generating low-quality 'slop' to producing a high volume of valuable security reports, requiring significant daily review time. This reflects the evolving role of AI tools in security workflows. The observation highlights both the benefits and challenges of automated security analysis.
Background
Daniel Stenberg is the creator and lead developer of cURL, a widely used command-line tool for transferring data with URLs. AI is increasingly integrated into security practices for vulnerability detection and reporting.
- Source
- Simon Willison
- Published
- Apr 4, 2026 at 05:46 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10