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BITCOIN CORE CHANGES SECURITY POLICY AS AI MAKES VULNERABILITIES EASIER TO DISCOVER Bitcoin Core developers have changed how security vulnerabilities are handled, acknowledging that AI tools are making certain software flaws significantly easier to discover. The change, merged Thursday, follows an increase in reports of vulnerabilities that can be identified or rediscovered with minimal effort, including through simple prompts to large language models. Under the revised policy, vulnerabilities classified as easily discoverable will receive expedited fixes across all maintained Bitcoin Core versions, with public security advisories accompanying the updates. Previously, some vulnerabilities remained under disclosure embargo for approximately a year to give node operators time to upgrade. Developer Antoine Poinsot argues that prolonged secrecy offers little protection when AI can independently rediscover the same vulnerabilities. The policy change does not announce a new exploit or compromise of Bitcoin.