AI coding tools cut open source authoring time 52% but add low-quality pull requests
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A Linux Foundation survey finds generative AI cut open source code-authoring time by 52 percent on average, according to respondents.
The same respondents estimate that about a quarter of incoming pull requests are low-quality "AI slop." Only 35 percent of projects have a formal policy permitting GenAI use, and 32 percent have no policy and no plans for one.
The curl project says AI-assisted security reports are straining its maintainers, and it will make low and medium severity flaws public.
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- The Register · AINewsAI coding tools save developers time but flood open source maintainers with low-quality pull requests
AIA Linux Foundation survey finds generative AI cut open source code-authoring time by 52 percent on average, but respondents estimate a quarter of incoming pull requests are low-quality "AI slop." Only 35 percent of projects have a formal policy permitting GenAI use, while 32 percent have no policy and no plans for one. The curl project says its maintainers are strained by AI-assisted security reports and will make low and medium severity flaws public.
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