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User decries "AI slop" in GitHub issues

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A Mastodon user expressed frustration with encountering what they described as "AI slop" in two GitHub issues for an open-source project. They noted that these issues were identifiable by their overly formal tone and excessive detail, contrasting them with their own repository's issues. The user shared this observation using hashtags related to AI and GitHub. AI

RANK_REASON User complaint about AI-generated content in a specific context (GitHub issues), not a significant industry event.

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User decries "AI slop" in GitHub issues

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I clicked on two issues from the list of GitHub issues of an open-source project and they both happened to be AI slop. You can usually tell by the structure, ne

    I clicked on two issues from the list of GitHub issues of an open-source project and they both happened to be AI slop. You can usually tell by the structure, needlessly formal tone, and excessive details. Who would want to read those? I'm lucky I haven't got any like those on my …

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