Reddit Open Source Forum Bans AI And Demands Users Speak English

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The rise of AI generated code has led to an explosion of open-source projects, ranging from making classic gaming experiences available on PC to attempts at providing users with viable alternatives to software giants. This increase in activity has also led to tensions in open source communities, with one of those communities deciding to ban AI wholesale along with other drastic rule changes.

A moderator in the r/opensource subreddit laid out the new rules in a post entitled “Your token aren’t valuable: No more AI.” If a project leverages AI in any way or is built with AI in mind, then it will no longer be welcome on this subreddit. The reasoning behind the change is that “AI, as it exists today, is incongruent to this open source community.”

The AI ban isn’t the only major change coming to this community. Projects must be at least a year old and...

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