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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@intrepidhero absolutely, there needs to be automated tools to effectively prevent spam like this, really basic ones such as disallowing newly created accounts, no past contribution accounts to not be allowed to raise such changes at the repo level etc. there are a lot of solutions other than complaining about AI because at this point, it's here to stay
@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.