I don't think open source and AI are inherently incompatible. Of course the way AI became a thing was literally via stolen IP but at this point, we cannot deny it's existent and usage. People can respectfully raise PRs in a manageable chunk of work. The problem right now is dealing with the volume. This is a project management problem, not an ethical one at this point imo. Probably controversial to some
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@beemdvp I tend to agree. If I'm writing open source, it seems like a tool trained on open source (especially if I can run it locally) could be useful, ethical, and reasonable. Assuming I'm using it responsibly to generate code I take the time to understand and test. I think maintainers are dealing with a real problem: A flood of large, low effort, PRs (AI or not). They would be justified in being ruthless in rejecting them and raising the bar for contributing.