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Should /c/opensource allow AI / slop-coded project posts, or remove them? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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We've been getting a lot of AI coded submissions recently, as well as lots of reports asking to remove them.

Should we remove these posts, or not?

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[–] 87 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

AI slop & AI code is very different. If its just pure vibe coded slop with no oversight or effort, then sure its just junk, remove it.

But a lot of experienced developers now use AI tooling to increase productivity, just because AI was used in the process should be consider it slop?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 hours ago

    The self-hosted community has a very good take in my opinion. Especially facing the fact that new slop vaporware often comes with new accounts that just advertise the "product".

    Disclosure about AI use, account minimums, and mods having discretion to ban obvious junk spam.

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  • [–] 23 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

    Agreed. Needs to be disclosed in the title of the post as having AI involvement, and show signs of active maintenance. Anyone can now oneshot some slop that's nothing but a waste of our time, but it takes good developers to maintain, secure and expand.

    5 days old, nope, hasn't been touched in months, nope. Dozens of active human participants, and/or a reasonable history of active development and to a lesser degree stars or equivalent, sure.

    It's a bit more work for a poster, but I think it can keep quality high for project posts. Should be voted on by the community and made a rule.

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