The two alternative solutions posed so far are 1) drop the ai bounty program 2) charge for submissions.

Present an alternative.

No, I dont have to. I never claimed I had an alternative.

All I claimed was that saying theres not alternative is unsubstantiated and you proved me right, by listing those alternatives.

They were listed in the numerous other replies, and in the initial blog post. Both have been dismissed as undesirable/unworkable. What's your point. I'm not interested in a discussion as to whether alternatives exist, I'm interested in discussing the merits of those alternatives.

You're a bot, aren't you.