Daniel Stenberg, creator of curl, explains how a small open source tool became core internet infrastructure. The conversation covers curl’s origin, maintainer pressure, AI-generated bug bounty spam, the future of vulnerability reporting, and how AI is changing software engineering and security. Read Daniels Blog post on shutting down the program https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/26/the-end-of-the-curl-bug-bounty/ Chapters 00:00:00 How curl Started 00:03:06 From Side Project to Internet Infrastructure 00:05:34 Maintainer Pressure in Open Source 00:10:03 Why curl Shut Down Its Bug Bounty Program 00:14:25 How AI Reports Became a Security Burden 00:20:28 The Future of Bug Bounties 00:27:24 Daniel Stenberg on AI Coding 00:30:10 Will Engineers Still Understand the Systems They Build?