GitHub’s $500K Fund Shows AI Can Boost Open‑Source Security
GitHub poured over $500 k into 50 open‑source projects, pairing them with AI‑assisted workflows, security experts, and tooling. The sprint‑style program forced concrete upgrades—incident‑response plans, hardened CI, and Copilot‑aid vulnerability triage—cutting response times and raising the security baseline across the ecosystem. It proves AI, when guided by seasoned maintainers, can measurably harden OSS at scale.