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Anthropic has launched a new service called OSS Scanner to help open-source projects find security vulnerabilities for free. The company states that opting-in projects will receive thorough, periodic scans using its strongest models at no cost. These reports are generated by AI, including the Mythos model, without any human review or triage.

This approach allows for faster and more frequent scanning, but Anthropic warns that reports may be incorrect or invalid because they lack human verification. The service aims to give open-source projects a defensive advantage through these automated checks.

AI tools have previously helped identify major security flaws in software, such as the "Copy Fail" bug affecting many Linux distributions. However, some developers, including Linus Torvalds and Google, are currently struggling to manage the volume of AI-generated bug reports.