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Zig president bans AI code contributions: 'invariably garbage'

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Re: Zig president bans AI code contributions: 'invariably garbage'

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>Those AI-generated "slop contributions" slow the whole team down even more, Kelley said.

Isn't that the general consensus by people in the OSS community who actually know what they are doing? I feel like I have read this like 10 times by different project leads now.

Re: Zig president bans AI code contributions: 'invariably garbage'

#3
Every project has simple parts and complex parts. I understand why you wouldn't want AI or people who haven't proven themselves to make contributions to the complex parts, but pretending there aren't a lot of places where AI can create more than adequate contributions is a strange hill to die on.

Re: Zig president bans AI code contributions: 'invariably garbage'

#4

Every project has simple parts and complex parts. I understand why you wouldn't want AI or people who haven't proven themselves to make contributions to the complex parts, but pretending there aren't a lot of places where AI can create more than adequate contributions is a strange hill to die on.

We are entering the "forward-thinking visionary leaders denounce AI as a failed experiment" part of the cycle. Got to stay ahead of the curve, no matter where it's headed, and no matter you were one of the boosters last week.

Re: Zig president bans AI code contributions: 'invariably garbage'

#5

Every project has simple parts and complex parts. I understand why you wouldn't want AI or people who haven't proven themselves to make contributions to the complex parts, but pretending there aren't a lot of places where AI can create more than adequate contributions is a strange hill to die on.

Do you really not understand why someone might want a blanket AI ban? Or is this a performative comment?