Bitcoin Core Updates Security Policy as AI Speeds Bug Discovery

Bitcoin Core says it is revising how it discloses security vulnerabilities, acknowledging that modern AI tools—especially large language models—can make certain flaws far easier to find and reproduce. In an email to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List, Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot argued that the traditional approach of keeping details secret for an extended embargo period no longer provides much added safety in some cases. Under the updated policy, vulnerabilities judged “easily discoverable” will receive faster fixes across all maintained major versions, with security advisories released alongside the updates.