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Mar 23, 2026
Infrastructure/Mar 23, 2026/7 min read

Open source security funding just became AI infrastructure spend

The Linux Foundation’s $12.5 million coalition shows AI labs now need open source maintainers to handle a rising flood of AI-generated security findings.

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#Open source security#Alpha-Omega Project#OpenSSF#Software supply chain security
Editorial illustration of AI infrastructure resting on an open source maintainer layer as security findings pour downward and funding flows back up.
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Open source security funding just became AI infrastructure spendRead Open source security funding just became AI infrastructure spend
Story / INFRA_03The money matters, but the real story is where it is going: back into the maintainers and workflows that AI labs quietly depend on.AI-generated editorial illustration.
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