v2.1.178 `/bug` titler fix addresses independently measured issue without acknowledgment

Summary

Release v2.1.178 includes the fix: "/bug now requires a description before submitting, and no longer uses model-refusal text as the GitHub issue title."

This issue was independently identified and quantified prior to the fix through external measurement using the GitHub API:

• 3.6% of issues in this repository contained non-content titles consisting of AI model-refusal text
• 31 out of 32 such issues were traced to the /bug submission flow
• Measurement methodology and results were documented with timestamps

Concern

The release notes acknowledge the bug ("no longer uses model-refusal text") but do not reference or credit the prior external measurement that identified and quantified the problem.

This follows a pattern observed with --safe-mode (v2.1.169), which shipped 4 hours 25 minutes after issue #66273 was filed, also without acknowledgment.

Relevance

Anthropic's Responsible Disclosure Policy and open source contribution norms typically include acknowledgment of external reporters whose findings lead to fixes. Silent incorporation of externally-identified issues without credit undermines the incentive structure for independent quality assurance contributions.

References

• Issue #66273 (self-favoring asymmetric skepticism)
• Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20609109 (behavioral red teaming report)
• inspect_ai PR #4170 (merged contribution to UK AISI evaluation framework)