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Massive open-source pull request sparks AI slop debate
Original: Ok, this got to be a repo diff record. +238,856 -260 https:// github.com/saga-soft/novelWrit er/pull/3067 # AI # Slop #
A pull request on the open-source project novelWriter by saga-soft is drawing attention for its sheer scale: roughly 238,856 lines added against just 260 removed, a size developers are calling a possible repo diff record. Commenters suspect bulk AI-generated code, tagging it as "AI slop", and are debating whether maintainers can meaningfully review changes of this magnitude.
Why now: The enormous diff size has fuelled ongoing developer concerns about AI-generated low-quality code flooding open-source projects.
Evidence
- Ok, this got to be a repo diff record. +238,856 -260 https:// github.com/saga-soft/novelWrit er/pull/3067 # AI # Slop # OpenSource · veronica@mastodon.online · 7
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