[justsid]

Could also be made refundable when the bug report is found to be valid. Although of course the problem then becomes some kid somewhere who is into computers and hacking find something but can’t easily report it because the barrier to entry is too high now. I don’t think there is a good solution unfortunately.

[rogerrogerr]

That kid could find a security expert - it’s easy to do - and they could both validate it and post the money. I don’t think it would be hard to find someone with $10k with the right skill set.

Pick someone already rich so the reputational damage from stealing your bounty exceeds the temptation. The repeat speakers list at defcon would be a decent place to start.

[edoceo]

The world of AI slop needs a human assertion component. Like. I'm real and stake a permanent reputation on the claim I'm making. An I'm actually human gate.