What is wrong with emojis in comments? I see no issue with it. Do I do it myself? No. Would I pushback if a young person added emojis to comments? No. I am looking at "the content, not the colour".

I think GP may be thinking that emojis in PR comments (plus the other red flags they mentioned) are the result of copy/paste from LLM output, which might imply that the person who does mindless copy/pasting is not adding anything and could be replaced by LLM automation.

The point is that heavy emoji use means AI was likely used to produce a changeset, not that emojis are inherently bad.

The emojis are not a problem themselves. They're a warning sign: slop is (probably) present, look deeper.

Exactly. Use LLMs as a tutor, a tool, and make sure you understand the output.

My favorite prompt is "your goal is to retire yourself"