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Survey: Generative AI Halves Open Source Coding Time but Adds Noise
Original: New LF Research Survey Shows Generative AI Cuts Open Source Coding Time in Half, but 25% of Incoming Pull Requests are Considered AI Slop
A new LF Research survey finds generative AI cuts open source coding time roughly in half, but maintainers report that about 25% of incoming pull requests are low-effort, machine-generated contributions described as 'AI slop'. The findings highlight a trade-off for open source communities: faster development and assistance for contributors, offset by a growing burden of reviewing poor-quality AI-generated code.
Why now: It quantifies both the productivity gains and the quality problems generative AI is causing in open source development.
LF ResearchLinux Foundationgenerative AIopen source
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Evidence
- New LF Research Survey Shows Generative AI Cuts Open Source Coding Time in Half, but 25% of Incoming Pull Requests are Considered AI Slop · Linux Foundation
- New LF Research Survey Shows Generative AI Cuts Open Source Coding Time in Half, but 25% of Incoming Pull Requests are Considered AI Slop · PR Newswire
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