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Study Finds 25% of Incoming Open Source Pull Requests May Be AI-Generated

Original: 📰 25% of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop, Finds Study From Linux Foundation Research "59% of maintainers report gr

A new study from Linux Foundation Research finds that roughly 25% of incoming pull requests to open source projects may be low-quality AI-generated submissions, often called AI slop. The report also found 59% of maintainers report growing contribution volume since the rise of generative AI, adding to review workloads and frustration in open source communities.

Why now: Developers and maintainers are debating the burden low-quality AI-generated contributions place on open source projects.

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