Bitcoin Core Shortens Security Embargo as AI Makes Code Bugs Easier to Find

Bitcoin Core developers have merged a policy change that ends the lengthy embargo period for security flaws that an AI chatbot could independently rediscover. The decision follows a summer in which AI tools reportedly identified hundreds of bitcoin software bugs before human researchers did. The embargo normally gives developers months to patch vulnerabilities before they are publicly disclosed. The new rule reflects concern that AI-driven discovery makes such flaws more likely to be found by others, raising the risk of exploitation during long waiting periods.