AI code contributions

The next major release of the PostgreSQL database is reportedly running late, with maintainers attributing delays to the volume of AI- and LLM-generated contributions that require extra review and cleanup. Developers say vetting low-quality or machine-written patches is consuming time normally spent on the release itself.

Discussion at the Wuzhen Summit has turned to open source, prompting a fresh look at Ant Group's fourteen-year record of open-sourcing its technology and the business value of its AI work. Commentators are weighing whether the company's long-standing commitment to sharing code is paying off commercially as AI becomes central to its strategy.