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GitHub project sees rise in AI spam, user combats with policy

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The user of the novelWriter project on GitHub has observed an increase in AI-generated spam since moving the project to its own organization. While the volume is still low, the user has found success in deterring these bots by pointing them to the project's AI Policy, which is linked in the Contributing Guide. The user is considering making the AI Policy more accessible by including it as a markdown file directly within the repository to further combat this spam. AI

IMPACT Increased AI spam on open-source platforms may require developers to implement stricter content moderation policies.

RANK_REASON User-generated content about spam on a platform, not a core AI development or industry event.

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GitHub project sees rise in AI spam, user combats with policy

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Since I moved novelWriter to its own organisation on GitHub, AI spam has started ticking in at a much higher rate (still not a lot) but at least most bots stop

    Since I moved novelWriter to its own organisation on GitHub, AI spam has started ticking in at a much higher rate (still not a lot) but at least most bots stop or even delete the content when I point it to the AI Policy it's violating. 🤷‍♀️ It's linked from the Contributing Guide…

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