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System76's COSMIC desktop project bans LLM-generated code
Original: System76’s COSMIC project now requires contributors to confirm that pull requests contain no LLM-generated code, comment
System76's COSMIC desktop environment project has introduced a new policy requiring contributors to confirm that their pull requests contain no code, comments, or descriptions generated by large language models. The move makes COSMIC one of the more explicit open-source projects in pushing back against AI-generated submissions, and it is drawing attention in the Linux and open-source communities as debates continue over AI content quality in collaborative development.
Why now: The debate over AI-generated code in open-source projects is active, and this is a notable, explicit policy from a high-profile desktop project.
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