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Re:Debian votes to allow "responsible use of generative AI" by hn_submit on Saturday August 29, 2026 @11:27AM (#49490707)
Yeah but how will this work in practice? IMHO people will just submit code they didn't write or understand.

Maintainers should quiz the submitters on the code and if they fail to answer reasonably the PR is dropped with the comment: "A.I. slop" and de submitter banned.

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Re:Debian votes to allow "responsible use of generative AI" by MithrilTuxedo on Saturday August 29, 2026 @11:29AM (#49490725)
That is the purpose of submitting them for review. Maintainers should be doing that anyway. Whether AI was used to produce the change should be invisible or not apparent to the reviewer.
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