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Most of Flathub's AI-generated apps were abandoned within months [XDA, Jul 18, 2026] (www.xda-developers.com)
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Note to non Linux users: Flathub is one of the most important app stores / repositories for Linux applications.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50247342

Summary

  • 73% of Flathub apps labeled as "AI Slop" were abandoned within months.
  • Many were deleted or received no updates after release.
  • Analysis suggests the Flathub app AI ban helped spare reviewers and curb quick abandonware.
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[–] 5 points 3 months ago

I got them as GitHub releases, or crates.io, one even on nixpkgs.

But I was just making a joke that I am just as bad as the AI apps.

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