GitHub Discussion on Requiring AI Tool Disclosure for Code Contributions
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Summary
A GitHub pull request discussion about requiring disclosure of AI tool usage in code contributions. The author argues that while AI can be useful with proper supervision, inexperienced users often submit low-quality AI-generated code without adequate review. They advocate for disclosure as a common courtesy given the current state of AI capabilities.
Key quotes
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In a perfect world, AI assistance would produce equal or higher quality work than any human. That isn't the world we live in today, and in many cases it's generating slop.
I think the major issue is inexperienced human drivers of AI that aren't able to adequately review their generated code.
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