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Free Software Community Calls AI-Written Code 'Slop'

Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes/ 117540898839505231 If one's code is written by an AI clanker, one's code is

A debate is circulating in the free and open source software community over whether code written with AI tools should be considered 'slop' by definition. Commenters are using derisive terms like 'slopperbird' and 'clanker' in connection with Thunderbird, reflecting broader frustration among FOSS developers over the growing use of large language models in open source projects.

Why now: Ongoing tension in the open source community over AI-generated contributions to projects like Thunderbird

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• RE: https:// mastodon.social/@ryanleesipes/ 117540898839505231 If one's code is written by an AI clanker, one's code is slop. By definition. # Slopperbird # noAI # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # LLMs # Thunderbird # OpenSource # FreeSoftware # FOSS # FLOSS · downey@floss.social · 4

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