Vulnerability reports are not special anymore

The author argues that the traditional model of security vulnerability reporting is becoming obsolete due to the rise of LLMs. They suggest that because AI can now identify potential issues as effectively as human researchers, the bottleneck has shifted from discovery to triage.
Why it matters
This perspective challenges the established norms of open-source security maintenance and suggests a fundamental shift in how software vulnerabilities are managed.
A requirement for staying sane while working in public as an open source maintainer is realizing that every issue, PR, and piece of feedback is a present, not an obligation. You can accept it, ignore it, and use it partially or not at all.
The article presents a subjective opinion on industry trends, though it is framed as an analytical observation.
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